Nobel prize-winning author Hermann Hesse imagined life inIndia during the lifetime of the Buddha to create this memorable tale about a restless seeker of enlightenment. First published in 1922, Siddhartha employs powerful symbolism to impart its timeless teachings. The story concerns a young Brahman who quits his comfortable home to join a roving group of holy men in striving to empty their hearts of passion and desire through self-denial and meditation. Discouraged by his failure to find Nirvana after three years of the strictest asceticism, the young seeker turns to the fleshly...
Nobel prize-winning author Hermann Hesse imagined life inIndia during the lifetime of the Buddha to create this memorable tale about a restless seeker...
This classic novel of self-discovery has inspired generations of seekers. With parallels to the enlightenment of the Buddha, Hesse's Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin's quest for the ultimate reality. His quest takes him from the extremes of indulgent sensuality to the rigors of ascetism and self-denial. At last he learns that wisdom cannot be taught -- it must come from one's own experience and inner struggle. Steeped in the tenets of both psychoanalysis and Eastern mysticism, Siddhartha presents a strikingly original view of man and culture, and the arduous process of...
This classic novel of self-discovery has inspired generations of seekers. With parallels to the enlightenment of the Buddha, Hesse's Siddhartha...
"All I really wanted was to try and live the life that was spontaneously welling up within me. Why was that so very difficult?" Generations of readers have recognized the impassioned cry that introduces the young narrator of Demian, and embraced this tale of a troubled young man's struggle toward self-awareness. Initially published in Berlin in 1919, the novel met with instant critical acclaim, as well as great popular success among people seeking answers amid the devastating aftermath of World War I. A brilliant psychological portrait of an individual's departure from social...
"All I really wanted was to try and live the life that was spontaneously welling up within me. Why was that so very difficult?" Generations of r...
In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his life-- the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally, wisdom.
In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a so...
Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha is a literary classic. It continues to be the most popular of the many novels by the prolific Nobel Prize laureate. The touching story of one man's search for the meaning of life, for enlightenment and knowledge is related with a graceful simplicity that is common only to great literature.
From the original German, Siddhartha has been translated into most of the world's languages and has enjoyed great success. Hesse's style of writing - clear, straightforward and direct - has made the tale of Siddhartha's search for truth and wisdom accessible to a wide...
Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha is a literary classic. It continues to be the most popular of the many novels by the prolific Nobel Prize laureate. The ...
This classic of twentieth-century literature chronicles the spiritual evolution of a man living in India at the time of the Buddha a spiritual journey that has inspired generations of readers. Here is a fresh translation from Sherab Chodzin Kohn, a gifted translator and longtime student of Buddhism and Eastern philosophy. Kohn's flowing, poetic translation conveys the philosophical and spiritual nuances of Hesse's text, paying special attention to the qualities of meditation experience. This edition also includes an introduction exploring Hesse's own spiritual journey as evidenced in his...
This classic of twentieth-century literature chronicles the spiritual evolution of a man living in India at the time of the Buddha a spiritual journey...
Esta novela cuenta la historia de Siddhartha, un joven brahman (los brahmanes son los sacerdotes, la casta mas importante de la India) en busca de la verdad y la sabiduria. Pero Siddhartha no se conforma con seguir las doctrinas establecidas ya por otros, desde bien joven el siente que necesita seguir su propio camino, pero como todavia no existe, tendra que crearlo el mismo. En esta busqueda espiritual, Siddhartha atraviesa por varias etapas. Primero, como ya he dicho, es hijo de un brahman respetado, por tanto tiene una vida comoda, no le falta de nada. pero las respuestas que le dan los...
Esta novela cuenta la historia de Siddhartha, un joven brahman (los brahmanes son los sacerdotes, la casta mas importante de la India) en busca de la ...
Wir sollen heiter Raum um Raum durchschreiten. An keinem wie an einer Heimat hngen. Der Weltgeist will nicht fesseln uns und engen. Er will uns Stuf` um Stufe heben, weiten.
Wir sollen heiter Raum um Raum durchschreiten. An keinem wie an einer Heimat hngen. Der Weltgeist will nicht fesseln uns und engen. Er will uns Stuf` ...
berdrssig der allzulangen Sehaftigkeit und Gebundenheit an sein erstes, 1907 in Gaienhofen am Bodensee gebautes Haus, begab sich Hesse, damals 34jhrig und Vater von drei Kindern, auf die lngste Reise seines Lebens. Das Reiseziel war Indien, das Land, in welchem seine Groeltern und Eltern zur Verbreitung des protestantischen Christentums missioniert hatten.
berdrssig der allzulangen Sehaftigkeit und Gebundenheit an sein erstes, 1907 in Gaienhofen am Bodensee gebautes Haus, begab sich Hesse, damals 34jhrig...
