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i am fascinated by stories of faith...the cycle of losing faith, re-finding it, and ultimately having it shape life through a lens which may or may not employ a narrow scope of the world. people search constantly for a deeper meaning to all things, including their own existences--it is an essential part of human nature to wonder and to ask /why/. but peace, as is so often repeated, must come first and foremost from within...
This is a reread for me. Read it in college way back in 1970. I remember thinking at the time that this was a life-changing book. After rereading, I found it better the second time than the first time.
I have never read much actual Buddhist philosophy or books that synthesize it, so a lot of the concepts of the book were new to me. However, after witnessing Siddhartha collect the infinity stones of the different kinds of knowledge and experience, I’m still not really sure what the point was. Maybe this is one of those “it’s about the journey” books.
I liked the part at the beginning where Siddhartha explains the value of being able to wait, to think, and to fast. These skills may be more valua ...more
I liked the part at the beginning where Siddhartha explains the value of being able to wait, to think, and to fast. These skills may be more valua ...more
at a tine when i needed inner peace, Siddhartha found me and put me on a journey to find myself.
"Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom."
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