As a classic and widely circulated work of Hesse, Siddhartha has the magic to strike at the heart.
In the book, the life of Siddhartha, the son of the wise Brahmin, is written, which is the recourse of the wise and the life of ordinary people.
The son of a handsome BrahminSiddharthaHe has the wisdom of his heart and the love of his family, but he can't make himself happy.
He had read many sacred books and knew many venerable brahmins, but his question was: If the wisest brahmins, as pure, learned, and virtuous as his father, still need to go to the holy springs to drink, to make sacrifices, to read, to **, then "is the Atman in his heart?" ”
If so, then why does he have to seek it every day? If not—the most attainable brahmin cannot have the source of "me"—then where is the "eternal happiness and peace of mind"?
"It's his thoughts, it's his desires, his pain. ”
He then said goodbye to his parents and brothers and followed the three sand gates into the forest.
When Siddhartha said goodbye to his father, he was also hindered by his parents. - This is in Siddhartha's lifeFirst goodbye, he thoughtSeekingThe eternal happiness and peace of mind also recognizes that it is not enough to study and practice alone.
Having intellect is not the same as inner peace and happiness.
Shamana practiced penance in the jungle, and Siddhartha practiced self-denial and meditation.
"When a heron leaps through the jungle, he embeds his soul in the heron's body, and he transforms into a heron, and he leaps over the jungle and mountains, devouring fresh meat, enduring the heron's hunger, crying the heron's wailing, and killing the heron's death. When a dead jackal lies on the beach, his soul burrows into the body of the jackal. He became a jackal, his body swollen, stinky, rotten, torn apart by hyenas, pecked by vultures, and became a skeleton, turned to ashes, and scattered in the wilderness. ”
He experienced death, decay, and dust, and tasted the dark drunkenness of reincarnation.
He slipped away from "me" and returned to "me".
He learned many ways of self-denial and moved towards self-denial by suffering, volunteering to suffer, and overcoming pain, hunger, thirst, and exhaustion. Through meditation, through contemplation in front of all appearances, toward self-denial. He has gotten rid of "me" a thousand times, but the end has always ended up with "me".
He suppressed his longing, and reaped a new one.
Shamana practiced penance in the forest, and Siddhartha practiced self-denial.
What is meditation? ”
What is fasting? ”
He finally realized that it was just an escape from "me".
Three years later, he left Shamen.
This is Siddhartha'sSecond goodbye, he recognized the limitations of "form".
The suffering and meditation of the shamen are only formalities, and they are only seeking to escape from the "self", and this kind of escape can not only be done by the shamen, but also by ordinary people when they are drunk and when the herdsmen are taking a nap. He, Siddhartha, did not aim to possess the complacent spells of the Shamen elders such as walking on water, and continued to pursue.
In the Garden, Siddhartha and his most loyal follower, his brother Jovinda, listened to the teachings of the World-Honored Buddha.
The World-Honored One spoke of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path in a soft and firm voice. himPatientlyLecture in the usual way, give evidence, and review the past.
His voice hovered brightly and quietly over the listener, like light and shadow, like stars.
The Buddha preached the Dharma in the Yuanyuan, and many ** took refuge.
Jovinda took refuge in the Buddha. Siddhartha chose to leave.
In the fortunate conversation with the Buddha, the young man shouted: "You have attained the right results by exploring, seeking the Tao, through deep contemplation, meditation, through cognition, and through enlightenment!" - Oh, World-Honored Buddha, no one can attain liberation through the Dharma! You have never preached in words or in the teachings of the Dharma what happened to you when you attained enlightenment! That's why I continue my path of seeking, not to find a better Dharma, but to get rid of all the sages and Dharma, and to achieve my goal alone. ”
This is Siddhartha'sFarewell for the third time, gave up following authority.
He said to the Buddha, and at the same time to himself: If I take refuge in "you", I am afraid that I am only superficially and falsely attaining peace, and that my "me" is still alive and growing.
After three separations, Siddhartha was completely alone.
At this time, after practicing doctrine, self-denial, and seeking advice from teachers, he was no longer young.
He said goodbye to the past like an old skin. He foundEternal peace and happiness in the heartIs it so?
No. He began a new journey from the search for the divine self to the acceptance of the human self.
After three farewells, Siddhartha came to a river. This is the beginning of a new life.