Pg 75. Siddhartha’s life recap.
Summary
Siddhartha tells how when he was a young boy he was completely involved with gods and sacrifices. When he was a youth it was all about meditation, asceticism and thinking. He suffered as an ascetic then learned from the great Buddha Gotama. Then he learned about the child people and love and money by living in Samsara. He changed from a man to a child. He lost his ability to think. He had to become a fool to see atman in himself again.
Interpret
This is a very pivotal point in this chapter. As Siddhartha looks back on his life and sees how it was all building up to the point he’s at now. He seems to be very grateful for all the events in his life.
Significance
This is very important part in the book because Siddhartha realizes how all his suffering and indulgence in Samsara was exactly what he needed to lose his ego and find atman in him again in order to continue his journey. He is now prepared to continue upon his quest to enlightenment.
Response
This part of the chapter made me think to myself that maybe he was finally drawing very near to enlightenment and that in the next few chapters he may reach nirvana.
"This is a very pivotal point in this chapter", "This is very important part in the book",
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I think i get that its an important part...didnt need to be reminded 3 times, but i like how you used parts from the chapter to support the "very important parts"
Wait, is this an important part in the book? I think if u wouldve told me 4 times it wouldve been easier to understand. Minus that the post was pack with info.
ReplyDeleteI like your post. I think you're right when you say that it was a very important part in the book because all these things are leading up to Siddhartha's enlightenment. "This part of the chapter made me think to myself that maybe he was finally drawing very near to enlightenment and that in the next few chapters he may reach nirvana," I agree with this and thought the exact same thing when I was reading the chapter.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very good over view of his young life. I also see that you only scraped the top. You went over some of his physical being and very little of the thoughts that have gone through his head over his time on the planet. I think you could use just a little more deap thinking. Once you do that you are golden as i golden bar, or eagle, or maybe a golden carrot if that floats your boat.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good job. You probably could have just said it was important once, but other than that it was superb. I liked this in the significance part; "Siddhartha realizes how all his suffering and indulgence in Samsara was exactly what he needed to lose his ego and find atman in him again." Well done kid
ReplyDeleteI like the way you organized your paragraphs but you said the same thing like 4 times.
ReplyDeleteI agree this is a very important part of the book, but you do not need to say it 3 times one time is enough to get your point across. You are right about Siddhartha being ready to be able to go on his journey again. Other than the repeat of "this is a very important part" multiple times it is a very good paragraph packed with info.
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