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Siddhartha

By: Hermann Hesse
Narrated by: Harish Bhimani
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Hermann Hesse’s classic novel Siddhartha, takes place in ancient India around the time of the Buddha (6th century BC). Siddhartha and his companion Govinda set out in search of enlightenment. Siddhartha goes through a series of changes and realizations as he attempts to achieve this goal. Siddhartha joins the ascetics, visits Gotama, embraces his earthly desires, and finally communes with nature, all in an attempt to attain Nirvana. The novel shows how the path to enlightenment cannot be conferred to another person because it is different for everyone and will likely never be achieved simply by listening to or obeying an enlightened one. Words and teachings may describe the truth but are not the Truth itself; being concepts, they trap you, since enlightenment means release from concepts.

Public Domain (P)2008 Alpha DVD LLC Classics Heartfelt
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The story is remarkable, beautiful in every way.
The narration is perfectly executed.
I'm eager to listen to it again.

Perfect

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The voice actor could not have been better! I slowed it down to 0.9, put on my headphones and gently fell into this story.

A must-listen

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I’ve not studied any great deal of thought in this spiritual area (enlightenment and it’s pursuit), but found this story to beautifully share an insight into the many ways mindfulness can be attained and that you can take some comfort in the fact it’s also possible to enjoy despite only an interest in periodic or brief moments of reflect.

Beautifully simple but not without depth.

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Love it so much that I bought hard copies for people I love to help them on their journey

Loved it

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I liked the part about sympathies for pleasure and sorrows because it removes the guilt apsect that can come along with good things for me.

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