Most humans are clueless about their true identity and what their goal in life is. We all go through many periods in our lives where we are interested in finding our true selves. However, knowing yourself can be a very difficult thing to accomplish because the ego can cloud our judgement of the self. When individuals conquer their own ego their true self is revealed. Only when this is done, can we reawaken ourselves and realize everything that was hindering us. Conquering the ego can sometimes be a long process in which we need to experience pain and emptiness. However, this pain and emptiness is not forever. Pain and emptiness can help us know our strengths and weaknesses.
The ego, which it is said to reside in many parts of the brain can be very impulsive when it comes to the self. The ego can be very manipulative and it can create anxiety when it is …show more content…
The Samanas are wandering ascetics who have given up every possession they own to find some type of enlightenment. The Samanas are organized beggars, who are barely clothed, and are perceived as holy men. While Siddhartha is with the Samanas his goal is to “to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure, and sorrow--- to let the self-die” (Hermann Hesse, 14). Although, Siddhartha did learn ways of losing the self with the Samanas, the self always came back. Siddhartha “travelled along the path of self-denial through pain, through voluntary suffering, and conquering pain, through hunger, thirst, and fatigue” (Hermann Hesse, 15). However, although Siddhartha experienced all these paths it only led him to “temporary escapes from the torment of the self” (Hermann Hesse, 17). Siddhartha’s goal is to let the self-die completely and since he can only have a temporary escape with the Samanas he decides to leave. When Siddhartha decides to leave he tries to rediscover
The ego, which it is said to reside in many parts of the brain can be very impulsive when it comes to the self. The ego can be very manipulative and it can create anxiety when it is …show more content…
The Samanas are wandering ascetics who have given up every possession they own to find some type of enlightenment. The Samanas are organized beggars, who are barely clothed, and are perceived as holy men. While Siddhartha is with the Samanas his goal is to “to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure, and sorrow--- to let the self-die” (Hermann Hesse, 14). Although, Siddhartha did learn ways of losing the self with the Samanas, the self always came back. Siddhartha “travelled along the path of self-denial through pain, through voluntary suffering, and conquering pain, through hunger, thirst, and fatigue” (Hermann Hesse, 15). However, although Siddhartha experienced all these paths it only led him to “temporary escapes from the torment of the self” (Hermann Hesse, 17). Siddhartha’s goal is to let the self-die completely and since he can only have a temporary escape with the Samanas he decides to leave. When Siddhartha decides to leave he tries to rediscover