Siddhartha (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)

Read this book 3 years ago and today also as new and as deep it could be .A masterpiece that's written in such a simple language, the book deals in great depth with some of the most complex philosophical, spiritual, and psychological themes. Siddhartha is the story of one man's quest for meaning and it's a good one. Since it's a classic AND translated from German, I wasn't expecting an easy read but you can't keep it without reading in one go. This is a story of the complexity in the simplicity of life, and a story of the simplicity in the complexity of life. A story of growing younger in terms of knowing nothing, and a story of growing older in terms of knowing more. A story of how important friendship and companionship are; and a story of how worthless the attachments in the large scheme of overall life are. The story of a meeting place of Atman & Parmatman, and the story of the place of their separation.The story of quest for knowledge, and the story of living in ignorance. Pure, melodic, poetic, this book should be one of the first ones on the list for every serious reader:Hesse writes with simplicity, yet manages to impart such depth of thought. While it's a novel, it's also pretty inspirational. There are nuggets of wisdom to be mined from it. My favorite is that wisdom can't be taught but it can be learned. eg Also this book has nothing to do with Siddhartha or Buddhist teachings © but a story of a man named Siddhartha set up in ancient India at the time of Gautam Budh teachings were getting popular. and written in 1922 still so true and fascinates me with the depth and profoundness.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read and one must read this one in lifetime .

Over 20–25 years of reading, I have finished countless books.Some entertained me, some disappointed me.A few became classics in my mind.Very few changed the way I see life.Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse is one of those rare books.It is simple, yet profoundly wise.The journey of self-discovery feels deeply personal.Every chapter offers something to reflect upon.One of the finest philosophical novels I have ever read.Highly recommended for anyone seeking meaningful literature.

Good book, indeed a noble winner. I really liked the quignog edition which is a beautifully illustrated hardback. The novel is a short philosophical exploration which could be interesting for someone who wants to get started with philosophical literature

A beautifully crafted hardcover edition with a sturdy binding, premium-quality pages, and crisp, easy-to-read fonts. The vibrant illustrations and elegant cover design perfectly complement the book, making it a pleasure to read and display. A great addition to any bookshelf.

The quality of the Print has really impressed me and also for the price point, it is totally amazing

The book is not as good as expected and I was hoping for the colorful version of the hard cover even if I let that go the paper quality is really cheap for a hardcover book and the cover is damaged and torn from a side.. it's to a level disappointing..💔

Immaculate quality. Good packaging. Delivery on time. Perfecto

An excellent copy. The novel is poetic and will help you get a different look at life. Every reader should pick this book up.

I haven't read the novel itself yet, but the quality of the edition is poor. It looks and feels like a photo-stat copy of an original Bantam, not an authentic printing. Cover image and text just slightly out of focus and low resolution, cheap plastic covering peeling, and interior pages and printing is cheap. But it is cheap... it just depends what you are looking for

The book is perfect for people interested in philosophy. Also anyone on a road of self-discovery and looking of answers to the questions of life and love and inner peace should read.The narrative is slowly paced and very colorful.

I read this book and saw the movie many years ago as a teenager. It had a profound impact on me then. Now, as I enter my golden years, I picked it up again to see whether it had the same pull as before. The pull was greater this time.Hesse, perhaps out of respect, and wanting to create fictional protagonists out of religious leaders, creates the fictional character of Siddhartha, one who has the same name as the Buddha. He lives during the time of the Buddha. Siddhartha’s life follows a similar path of the Buddha: born into privilege, rejecting comfort and taking up the ascetic life at a young age, discovering its limitations and taking the middle path to enlightenment, and ending his days as a great teacher and spiritual leader. In fact, the fictional Siddhartha meets the older Buddha and tells him that living by others’ teachings, something he had done as a Brahman and later as a Samana, is insubstantial; Siddhartha wants to experience enlightenment, just as the Buddha has done. The Buddha smiles, as if to say, “The road ahead is long and tortuous.”Siddhartha, therefore, leaves the life of an ascetic Samana where his only skills are of waiting, fasting and thinking, to lead the sensual life. He takes up with the courtesan Kamala, becomes a successful businessman, and accumulates wealth. He gives into lust, and gambling, but finds both to be masks that hide his continued dissatisfaction. “I was afraid of myself, I was fleeing from myself! I searched Atman (soul), I searched Brahman, I was willing to dissect my self and peel off all its layers, to find the core of all peels in its unknown interior, the Atman, life, the divine part, the ultimate part. But I have lost myself in the process.” He finally leaves the worldly life too, heading for the river, a place where enlightenment will finally come, but only after learning the pain of love.The river is a metaphor for the circular nature of life and the confluence of all desires and sufferings: flowing, evaporating, condensing and flowing once more. Everything and everyone that goes upstream, finally returns downstream, and the water flows everywhere simultaneously, making the past and the future irrelevant, making only the present matter.There are some beautiful words of wisdom in this book, although Siddhartha claims that wisdom is intrinsic to the individual and cannot be transferred, as he had once complained to the Buddha.1) Everyone can perform magic; everyone can reach his goals, if he is able to think, to wait, and to fast.2) Writing is good, thinking is better. Intelligence is good, but patience is better.3) “There was nothing that the wise one or thinker possessed that put him above the rest of them except for one single, small, tiny thing: the awareness and conscious thought of the unity of all life.”4) “I therefore see whatever exists as good. Death is like life to me, sin is like holiness, wisdom is like foolishness; everything has to be just as it is, and everything requires only my consent, willingness, and loving agreement to become good to me and work for my benefit, unable to ever harm me.”5) “When someone is searching, then it can easily happen that the only thing his eyes see is that for which he is searching. He is then unable to find anything or let any thought enter his mind because he always thinks of nothing but the object of his search. He is obsessed by a goal; searching means having a goal. But finding means: being free, open, and having no goal.”The story is told in the form of a parable, full of wisdom and philosophy, low on the other elements of novelistic importance.Hesse was supposed to have had a less than fulfilling visit to India before he wrote this novel. But I suppose the insights in this book did not only come from that visit but from a continuous preoccupation on the purpose of life and the search for meaning.I highly recommend this read.

Absolut geniales und sehr poetisches Buch über den Gründer des Buddhismus Siddharta Gautama

Spedizione: è stata perfetta. Nonostante l’edizione e’ in copertina flessibile da pochi soldi, il libro è arrivato nel giro di due giorni e in condizioni perfette. L’edizione è di formato piccolo, in modo da poterlo portare con se in viaggio.Il libro: chi sceglie questo libro è o un fan di Hesse o sta percorrendo una ricerca spirituale. E in entrambi i casi è un libro che vale la lettura. Anzi, più letture. Credo che la maggior parte dei lettori non riescano a cogliere le sfumature più profonde del pensiero orientale (ciò che Hesse è riuscito a fare in modo incredibile).