In life, one is going to have multiple people teach you important lessons without realization. In the novel Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, the main character Siddhartha is on a spiritual quest and he comes athwart people who affect his life greatly. One teacher of Siddhartha is the Samanas; which he learns how to eliminate the Self by traveling with them. Another teacher of Siddhartha was his lover, Kamala, was the teacher of love. Lastly, Vasudeva shares his wisdom with Siddhartha. Overall, these teachers all contributed into Siddhartha pursuing Nirvana. One of Siddhartha’s first teachers is the Samanas, which dislike anything sensual; in other words, they devote themselves to suffering in order to reach Nirvana. They believed that, “When
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After arriving to a small village, Siddhartha sees a beautiful woman and gets enlightened that she is a courtesan named Kamala. Siddhartha is deeply attracted to her and she refuses to teach Siddhartha unless he cleans himself up. When Siddhartha first associates Kamala, she told him “He (Siddhartha) must have clothes, fine clothes, and shoes, fine shoes, and plenty of money in his purse and presents for Kamala” (Hesse 45). Kamala gains a close relationship and feels a deep connection with Siddhartha after he follows her instructions. Kamala introduced Siddhartha to a man named Kamaswami who he then works for. Siddhartha soon starts to become like Kamaswami and the Samana side of him fades away. Siddhartha grows very old with Kamala, but then decides to leave behind the life of wealth he had with Kamala and lead towards the river after he becomes deeply depressed and unsatisfied with his life. While he is gone, Kamala learns that she is pregnant with his child but chooses to let Siddhartha leave, knowing it is best for him. Kamala, teaching Siddhartha love, was only one of the many teachers Siddhartha obtained during this novel. Kamala teaching Siddhartha love and introducing him to Kamaswami helped contribute to Siddhartha reaching Nirvana because he got to see how money is not what he needs in his life; it caused him to become depressed in the near
After arriving to a small village, Siddhartha sees a beautiful woman and gets enlightened that she is a courtesan named Kamala. Siddhartha is deeply attracted to her and she refuses to teach Siddhartha unless he cleans himself up. When Siddhartha first associates Kamala, she told him “He (Siddhartha) must have clothes, fine clothes, and shoes, fine shoes, and plenty of money in his purse and presents for Kamala” (Hesse 45). Kamala gains a close relationship and feels a deep connection with Siddhartha after he follows her instructions. Kamala introduced Siddhartha to a man named Kamaswami who he then works for. Siddhartha soon starts to become like Kamaswami and the Samana side of him fades away. Siddhartha grows very old with Kamala, but then decides to leave behind the life of wealth he had with Kamala and lead towards the river after he becomes deeply depressed and unsatisfied with his life. While he is gone, Kamala learns that she is pregnant with his child but chooses to let Siddhartha leave, knowing it is best for him. Kamala, teaching Siddhartha love, was only one of the many teachers Siddhartha obtained during this novel. Kamala teaching Siddhartha love and introducing him to Kamaswami helped contribute to Siddhartha reaching Nirvana because he got to see how money is not what he needs in his life; it caused him to become depressed in the near