Post #5: Response to Siddhartha Complete Novel

1.  Explain whether you agree or disagree with Siddhartha's statement from the chapter titled "Govinda":
   “But I think it is only important to love the world, not to despise it, not for us to hate each other, but to be able to regard the world and ourselves and all beings with love, admiration, and respect.”

I agree with Siddartha i think it is important to love the world, not despise it, not for us to hate each other but, to be able to regard the world and ourselves and all beings with love admiration, and respect. I also feel, doing this now in present  day is a lot easier said than done. People are so judgmental now a days that the judgmental people have a name in society; their called bullies. The people who are getting bullied hate the world and despise it wanting to leave it sooner than needed. This leads to suicide more than likely it was a teenage girl who tried to commit or committed suicide. I say a girl because they're more emotional, this society you have to be just like everyone else to fit in, and the internet doesn't really help. If, everyone loved instead of hating and judging than, the world would be a more peaceful, happy, and people would want to stay on earth and live as long as they could. In Siddhartha he wanted to reach enligtenment, which he thought would get rid of his self to reach bliss, which is just like a person committing suicide to get away from everything and thinking they will have eternal bliss after they've committed
Stop bullying

Post #4: Response to Siddhartha Part Two

1.  What does the river symbolize in the chapter titled "By the River"? 

  The river symbolizes a "new start", an "Awakening", and is also used as a tool for the art of listening. In the story it says " ....just to become a child again and to be able to start over... I've had to experience despair, ....brought to the thought of suicide, in order to be able to experience divine grace, to hear Om again, to be able to sleep properly and awake properly again." This quotation explains that Siddhartha has had another awakening because of being "By the River". The story says " listened gratefully to a buzzing bee...never before he had perceived the voice and the parable of the moving water thus strongly and beautiful...." The book says  "seemed to him, as if the river had something special to tell him, something he did not know yet, which was still awaiting him." This quotation explains that the river is helping him hear more than the average hearing, helping him listen to more than what he wants to hear and more of what he needs to hear.

2. Is conquering yourself and finding awakening worth giving up everything you have already done to form yourself? Can you actually give up your self, or will you always have a self? 

    Conquering yourself and finding awakening is, but is not worth giving up everything you have already done to form giving up everything you have already done to form yourself. If lways have a self? 

    Conquering yourself and finding awakening is, but is not worth giving up everything you have already done to form giving up everything you have already done to form yourself. If conquering yourself and finding awakening to you is worth giving up everything you have already done to form giving up everything you have already done to form yourself to make you self happy then you should do it. You shouldn't give it up, you should finish
.. what you start. If, you are truly ready to give up, than you should work harder to finish quicker and to start a new journey. No, you cannot give up your self, you will always have a self, just like your soul will always be there. Even when you die your soul or self will live on, but the vessel, your body isn't holding your self, it is a holder and time capsule for the time you have in earth.

Post #3: Response to Siddhartha Part One

 1. What does Part One seem to suggest the purpose, advantages, and disadvantages of education? 

Part one of "Siddhartha" suggests that education has purpose, advantages, and disadvantages. The purpose of education in Siddhartha Part one is to explain that the best knowledge only be learned through self experiences.  Part One seems to suggests that the education that you seek is important. Siddhartha says " I searched Atman, I searched Brahman, I was willing to to dissect my self and peel off all of its layers, to find the core of all peels in its unknown interior, the Atman, life, the divine part, the ultimate part." The quote explains that the education you seek is important because Siddhartha went to extremes to find the education he sought. A disadvantage in education is that you will always want more,  you'll always have the desire to learn with the amount of education you have, and you will never be satisfied with the amount of education you have. In the book it says "You have re- nounced your home and your parents, renounced your birth and possessions, renounced your free will, renounced all friendship. This is what the teachings require...." This quote explains that Siddhartha isn't yet satisfied with his education so, he isn't ready to be tied down to one teaching.

2. Reflection

Part one is important because it shows that being indicisive is okay because of how many times Siddhartha changed his choice of education. Siddartha was a Brahman for over twenty years when he realized he couldn't reach enligtenment while being a Brahman. He then thought while meditating one day that maybe he could reach enligtenment if he became a Samana. He became a Samana, but as the years passed he realized that he couldn't reach enligtenment while being a Samana either. He then left the Samanas to become seek out the Buddha that has reached enligtenment, to discover how to reach enligtenment. Siddhartha and his childhood friend Govinda went and saw the Buddha. But, Siddhartha didn't accept the Buddha's teachings like his friend Govinda did. Once night had come Govinda talked to Siddhartha about him not accepting the Buddha's teachings and something Govinda said made Siddhartha "Awaken". So, Siddhartha left on his new journey to seek out education in his "Awakening" .Siddhartha had to go through more then one teaching before he "Awakened" and realized he couldn't be taught through other's teachings.

Post #2: Siddhartha: Response to the "Brahman's Son"

1. How does the use of diction show a shift

 in Siddhartha's attitude 

in the first chapter? 

         The use of diction in the first chapter shows a shift in Siddhartha's attitude because it goes from a loving, happy mood to gloomy and self denial at the end. He is loved by everyone in his village, in the book "Siddhartha" it says "Siddhartha ...loved by everyone ....a source of joy, ...a delight for them all." Also, loved by his father and obedient to his father's way of life for him, "Joy leapt in his father's heart for his son who was quick to learn, thirsty for knowledge; he saw him growing up to become great wise man and priest, a prince among the Brahmans." But, though everyone else is happy with Siddhartha, isn't very happy with himself, "Siddhartha, was not a source of joy for himself, he found no delight in himself. Summary of the "Brahman's Son" If you don't understand the book this link can help with a summary of the chapter.

2. Reflection

         In chapter "The Brahman's Son" it started with the best picturesque son his father could want but, better, he was obedient, everyone loved him, and the other Brahman's thought of him as a prince. Siddhartha figures out he has been making everyone else happy but, himself. He continues to question his happiness and comes to the conclusion that he wants to become a Samana; to fulfill his blissfulness. He ask for his father's permission but, is denied of his approval. So, being the obedient son he is he doesn't leave to become a Samana, but he isn't leaving without approval. He stays unmoving all noon, evening, and next morning, until his father realize that Siddhartha isn't leaving without his approval. He grants his son permission to go and so off Siddhartha goes to become a Samana.

Posy#1 My Introduction

 Hello, my name is Gionna and I'm a Freshman student at Lehman High School. I was born June 12th, in Chicago, Illinois. My family and I moved to SanMarcos,Texas four weeks after my birthday. My siblings include four sisters, Jasmine(21), Tadjanae(19), Justice(16), Cheyenne(11), and a little brother Lj(3). When I finish with high school I want to take a year off and travel, then go to college.

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