Siddhartha Journey

In the novel, a young man named Siddhartha decides to leave his home due to discontent. The discontent started when Siddhartha started having thoughts about his happiness and started to question the things that were taught to him. He decided to leaves with his friend Govinda to go on a journey to find enlightenment and who he is. Siddhartha chooses to become a Samana, and Govinda faithfully follows Siddhartha, leaving behind everything he knew. While being a Samana, Siddhartha masters suffering, fasting, meditation and self denial. One day he hears about Buddha, “The fully awakened one”, and decides to leave the Samanas to see what the Buddha has to say. After listening to the Buddha he rejects him, while Govinda decides to stay. They part
The phrase “Know thyself” applies to the situations and stages in Siddhartha’s life as he goes through his quest. As he travels he learns new things and decides what he believes is true and what he disagrees with. An example would be when Siddhartha went to seek Buddha. As Siddhartha and Govinda travelled with the Samanas they heard of a man named Buddha and decided to find out who this man was. They sat and listened to him speak about the eight fold path and other things related to Buddhism. At the end Govinda decides to convert to Buddhism, while Siddhartha rejects his teachings and decides that what Buddha taught was something that he disagreed with. This scene shows how Siddhartha believes that he doesn’t agree with what the Buddha says. Knowing yourself in this situation affects Siddhartha’s social life because it determines who he will talk to and the choices he will make. For example, when he thought that being a Samana was the way he lived with the Samanas and followed their
Some people know exactly who they are while some wander the earth in the hope of finding out. All humans go through the journey of life. As they do, they learn new things and slowly gain opinions on the things in life. I believe that knowing yourself is when you know what things matter to you and when you have an understanding of your past. Knowing yourself greatly impacts the human life. I believe that It greatly affects the relationship you have with others. Knowing yourself allows you to find what group of people you fit in with. This allows the feeling of belonging which helps spiritual well-being because it gives you a sense of comfort and