1. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
"In Siddhartha," by Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha searches for the meaning of life and his enlightenment. ... Siddhartha noticed how the common people lived and "He envied them [for]...the sense of importance with which they lived their lives, the depth of their pleasure and sorrows, the anxious but sweet happiness of their continual power to love. ... Siddhartha learned to let the soul die to understand the path to enlightenment like the eldest Samanas but gave up on his journey as a Samana before he ever did find enlightenment. ... Siddhartha attains enlightenment from the river and listening to...
- Word Count: 1461
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography