Siddhartha [Paperback]

Hermann Hesse (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 8401426715 | ISBN-13: 978-8401426711 | Publication Date: 1999 | Edition: 15

With parallels to the enlightenment of the Buddha, Hesse's Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin's quest for the ultimate reality. Steeped in the tenets of both psychoanalysis and Eastern mysticism, Siddhartha presents an original view of man and culture, and the arduous process of self-discovery that leads to reconciliation, harmony, and peace.

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esta novela ambientada en la India tradicional relata la vida de un hombre, Siddhartha, para quien el camino de l verdad pasa por la renuncia y la compresion de la unidad que subyace en todo lo existente. Aqui el autor ofrece todas las opciones espirituales del hombre. --cubierta del libro

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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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 211 pages
• Publisher: Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A.; 15 edition (1999)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 8401426715
• ISBN-13: 978-8401426711
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,417,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Buddha's doppleganger, January 24, 2004

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This review is from: Siddhartha (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

I read this book before I ventured out into the real world, and I read it again many years after I had returned from that world. After I read it, I wanted to kick myself for not learning more from it the first time.... But then, that is also covered in this story, Siddhartha's father could not protect him from the world, nor could Siddhartha protect his own son when the time came. You've got to go forth and learn these lessons yourself. It is the same archetypical patterns, with variations, over and over.

I remember that when I first read this story it confused me that the Buddha and Siddhartha were two separate persons. Then I came to realise the truth of archetypes, and immortal paterns that resonate in many different bodies at the same time- all seemingly separate, but all really sharing the same great life. All ultimately flowing together to form the great river of life.

5.0 out of 5 stars A LESSON TO LEARN, April 24, 2011

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This review is from: Siddhartha (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

This is a great book, is very hard for people to do that kind of sacrifices, but there is not impossible when we read books like this one and learn how to do it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Buddha's doppleganger, January 24, 2004

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OAKSHAMAN "oakshaman" (Algoma, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Siddhartha (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

I read this book before I ventured out into the real world, and I read it again many years after I had returned from that world. After I read it, I wanted to kick myself for not learning more from it the first time.... But then, that is also covered in this story, Siddhartha's father could not protect him from the world, nor could Siddhartha protect his own son when the time came. You've got to go forth and learn these lessons yourself. It is the same archetypical patterns, with variations, over and over.

I remember that when I first read this story it confused me that the Buddha and Siddhartha were two separate persons. Then I came to realise the truth of archetypes, and immortal paterns that resonate in many different bodies at the same time- all seemingly separate, but all really sharing the same great life. All ultimately flowing together to form the great river of life.