![]() ![]() Thus, Siddhartha parts ways, crosses a river with the help of a Ferryman and reaches the town, where the author describes his life with ‘Kamala’ as an ordinary person, amidst wealth, pleasures of life and ‘Sansara’. Both friends separate when Govinda wishes to join Buddha and his disciples as a monk, while Siddhartha differs and believes that true wisdom, unlike knowledge, cannot be communicated by one person to another. The book starts with Siddhartha and Govinda leaving their homes and families to seek the knowledge of Self, living their lives as ‘Samanas’ and embracing asceticism. ![]() The next section is my summary, for personal documentation purposes, and not recommended to the reader as it would spoil the flow for you. If you’re planning to read the novel to the fullest, stop reading here and pick that book up. The book is called Siddhartha and it describes the spiritual quest of a young Brahmin boy named Siddhartha and his friend Govinda. ![]() ![]() This month’s book was a little unconventional (for me), and the first of its kind that I’ve read. A little late with May’s book review, but here it is. ![]()
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