Siddhartha’s quest took his whole life to fulfill. Everyone searches for different pleasures in life, whether it is: money, power, fame, knowledge, peace, understanding of self, or just the thrill of adventure. Siddhartha searched for his place in society through personal experiences and following his own ideas. He looked for balance in life to reach enlightenment.

The first part of his quest he looked for knowledge and religion. He learned this by studying with the Brahmins. Despite his father’s wishes, he continues his quest away from the Brahmins. He studies from the Samanas and eventually Gotama the Buddha. Siddhartha realizes that h

e needs to gain independence. He wants to leave and get away from himself. He is unsatisfied with his life and wants more. The meeting with Gotama the Buddha leaves him to take a new direction in life. After talking with him he comes to the conclusion that he must search within and learn from himself, not a teacher. He tells the Buddha, “You have done so by your own seeking, in your own way, through thought, through meditation, through knowledge, through enlightenment. You have learned nothing through teachings, and so I think, O Illustrious One, that nobody finds salvation through teachings" (Siddhartha, 33-34).

Siddhartha had been trying to get away from himself this whole time. He tried to achieve other things not knowing why he avoided self. He realized self was exactly what he was looking for. He stated, “I will learn from myself, be my own pupil; I will learn from myself the secret of Siddhartha” (Siddhartha. 39).

As he lay near the river, the sound of Om reached his ears. Inspired by the word, Siddhartha feels like a new man. He had to experience displeasure to reach a higher level. As Siddhartha says, "I had to experience despair, I had to sink to the greatest mental depths, to thoughts of suicide in order to experience grace, to hear Om again, to sleep deeply again and to

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