what the meaning of life is. Instead, he shows Siddhartha the way to identify the close unity between himself and the flow of the river, to listen to the river and introspect for an understanding of the message which the river renders. No teaching or preaching is provided by Vasudeva, he even does not articulate what the river will unfold, but when Siddhartha discloses his feeling of unification with the unending flow of the river, Vasudeva acknowledges the affinity of the perceived wisdom rendered by the universe.
The river plays the crucial role in Siddhartha’s spiritual progression. He listens to the river whenever he has questions or doubts and with the passage of time, he reaches his divine destination. It’s the game of time and destiny …show more content…
Hesse tries to prove authentically in the novel the place of love in the growth of a saintly soul. Love appears in the life of Siddhartha with many names and relations and posses intricacies to the final triumph of Siddhartha’s quest but Hesse explains the role of it in human life. Love exists between Siddhartha and his father, but Siddhartha rejects it leaving his father to follow the Samanas. Love in this juvenile stage limits Siddhartha’s capability to understand divine wisdom and he abandons it. Siddhartha finds love in the form of compassion in Buddha but he rejects this love again because he realizes it as a part of teachings only that do not guide him to enlightenment. He learns the physical aspects of love through the proximity with Kamala; he understands the weight of love itself too but he is inept of giving and receiving true love at this stage. So he confiscates himself as he is not convinced and profited by the offerings of the world. Siddhartha feels love and is attached deeply with his son, but since love is an attachment to the world, it warns him. He is frightened that the love he feels for his son turns out to be a hurdle to get wisdom but he feels the intense pain of separation when his son leaves him
The river plays the crucial role in Siddhartha’s spiritual progression. He listens to the river whenever he has questions or doubts and with the passage of time, he reaches his divine destination. It’s the game of time and destiny …show more content…
Hesse tries to prove authentically in the novel the place of love in the growth of a saintly soul. Love appears in the life of Siddhartha with many names and relations and posses intricacies to the final triumph of Siddhartha’s quest but Hesse explains the role of it in human life. Love exists between Siddhartha and his father, but Siddhartha rejects it leaving his father to follow the Samanas. Love in this juvenile stage limits Siddhartha’s capability to understand divine wisdom and he abandons it. Siddhartha finds love in the form of compassion in Buddha but he rejects this love again because he realizes it as a part of teachings only that do not guide him to enlightenment. He learns the physical aspects of love through the proximity with Kamala; he understands the weight of love itself too but he is inept of giving and receiving true love at this stage. So he confiscates himself as he is not convinced and profited by the offerings of the world. Siddhartha feels love and is attached deeply with his son, but since love is an attachment to the world, it warns him. He is frightened that the love he feels for his son turns out to be a hurdle to get wisdom but he feels the intense pain of separation when his son leaves him