Siddhartha

By: Herman Hesse

Narrated by: Samantha Novak

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The title of this novel is a combination of two Sanskrit words, “siddha,” which is defined as “achieved,” and “artha” which is defined as “meaning” or “wealth.” The word serves as the name for the principal character, a man on a spiritual journey of self-discovery during the time of the first Buddha. Siddhartha is the son of a wealthy Brahmin family who decides to leave his home in the hopes of gaining spiritual illumination. Siddhartha is joined by his best friend Govinda.

The two renounce their earthly possessions, engage in ritual fasting and intense meditation and ultimately seek out and speak with Gautama, the original Buddha. Here the two go their separate ways, Govinda joining the order of the Buddha, Siddhartha traveling on in search of spiritual enlightenment. In order to complete this novel Hesse immersed himself in the sacred teachings of both Hindu and Buddhist scriptures and lived a semi-reclusive life in order to achieve his own spiritual enlightenment.

Considered one of Hesse’s most important works, “Siddhartha” remains to this day as one of his most popular. It is a work that deals with the quest that we all undertake in some way or another, to define our lives in an environment of conflicting dualities and ultimately find spiritual awareness.

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The flow if life in it’s many ways

Siddhartha beautifully describes the journey of not only one man but others as well. It stimulates life changing thoughts and many women in our book group felt it was as powerful today as it was in the 1960’S when they first read it. The narrator did a wonderful job. Her cadence and tone was perfect.

Profound

Strong philosophical messages embedded in a deeply moving story. I enjoyed it very much. It was a different delivery of the narration but was good.

Exemplifies the teachings

I recently visited a Hindu Temple. The speaker talked about the joy Krishna had in store for them. There was no meditation group. There were offerings to the deities of the elements, and Krishna. It felt very westernized. The rewards in heaven sort of message. Siddhartha exemplifies what Hinduism, and Buddhism have to offer at the core.

One of the most impactful books I’ve read

Highly recommending this book. Reading and re-reading it, it has so many gift and layers. More than 20 years have passed since I read it for the first time. This time around I can appreciate it deeper.

A great read

How well was written the things we experience in life. The thoughts, the lessons, the joys and the pains.

Siddhartha

I related strongly with the story. I am thinking of listening to it again, so I may catch something I missed.

Fascinating book!

This book is about love, friendship, family, loss, death, life and everything in-between.

I am not a big fan of this genre but I found this book interesting!

Beautiful

I have read this book many times over the years. To hear it read gave it a whole new meaning. But of course every time I encounter it it has new meaning. The narrator does an excellent job. Highly recommended.