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Siddhartha is an amazing story, at least for me. So much wisdom if it comes at the right time in your life. “His goal attracts him, because he doesn’t let anyt
by JanSt 8y ago
Siddhartha is an amazing story, at least for me. So much wisdom if it comes at the right time in your life.
“His goal attracts him, because he doesn’t let anything enter his soul which might oppose the goal. This is what Siddhartha has learned among the Samanas. This is what fools call magic and of which they think it would be effected by means of the daemons. Nothing is effected by daemons, there are no daemons. Everyone can perform magic, everyone can reach his goals, if he is able to think, if he is able to wait, if he is able to fast.”
- robin_reala 8y agoOne of the few Herman Hesse translations that’s PD in the US: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2500 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2500 https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/hermann-hesse/siddhartha/gunther-olesch_anke-dreher_amy-coulter_stefan-langer_semyon-chaichenets https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/hermann-hesse/siddhartha/g...
- molteanu 8y agoThis has stood with me for a long time. Now, it's back, thanks to your comment: Everyone gives what he has. The soldier gives strength, the merchant goods, the teacher instructions, the farmer rice, the fisherman fish. Very well and what can you give? What have you learned that you can give (the merchant asks of Siddhartha) I can think, I can wait, I can fast.