Siddhartha’s Teachers
In life, there are many paths that we could take that lead us in many different directions. There are good paths and bad paths, but they all lead to who you are in the end. Siddhartha, a young man, had a long and tiring journey with ups and downs. He set out to find himself, knowledge, and enlightenment and on his way he left people, met new people, and found many teachers. These teachers taught him about the world and gave him their different perspectives. It all started where he grew up; with the Brahmins. His father was his first teacher, giving him the knowledge of their religion. Siddhartha learned to meditate and how to breath in the sacred word, Om. At this point, he was just in his ordinary world, where he had been raised his whole life. But when he figures that he has learned everything he can from them, he decides to leave and become a samana. “He had begun to suspect that his worthy father and his other teachers, the wise Brahmins, had already passed on to him the bulk and best of their wisdom but his soul was not at peace." (Hesse Pg.3)
During his time with the Samanas, Siddhartha comes across the Gotama; The Enlightened One. He emits an aura of peacefulness due to having found enlightenment, and he teaches the ways to become like him to his followers. Though Gotama helps teach others, Siddhartha …show more content…
When he finally decides to abandon this lifestyle, he ventures off to the river where he crossed from his Samana life to his life in society. There he meets Vasudeva; the ferryman of the river who guides people across. He shows Siddhartha how to listen to the movement of water in the river; it symbolizes the way everything stays the same throughout the universe even though time continues on. Vasudeva teaches Siddhartha to relax, go with the flow, and live life in moderation; and by doing so, Siddhartha finally reaches
In life, there are many paths that we could take that lead us in many different directions. There are good paths and bad paths, but they all lead to who you are in the end. Siddhartha, a young man, had a long and tiring journey with ups and downs. He set out to find himself, knowledge, and enlightenment and on his way he left people, met new people, and found many teachers. These teachers taught him about the world and gave him their different perspectives. It all started where he grew up; with the Brahmins. His father was his first teacher, giving him the knowledge of their religion. Siddhartha learned to meditate and how to breath in the sacred word, Om. At this point, he was just in his ordinary world, where he had been raised his whole life. But when he figures that he has learned everything he can from them, he decides to leave and become a samana. “He had begun to suspect that his worthy father and his other teachers, the wise Brahmins, had already passed on to him the bulk and best of their wisdom but his soul was not at peace." (Hesse Pg.3)
During his time with the Samanas, Siddhartha comes across the Gotama; The Enlightened One. He emits an aura of peacefulness due to having found enlightenment, and he teaches the ways to become like him to his followers. Though Gotama helps teach others, Siddhartha …show more content…
When he finally decides to abandon this lifestyle, he ventures off to the river where he crossed from his Samana life to his life in society. There he meets Vasudeva; the ferryman of the river who guides people across. He shows Siddhartha how to listen to the movement of water in the river; it symbolizes the way everything stays the same throughout the universe even though time continues on. Vasudeva teaches Siddhartha to relax, go with the flow, and live life in moderation; and by doing so, Siddhartha finally reaches