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Siddhartha A Herman Hesse Classics (Unabridged And Complete Edition)

Herman Hesse

When Herman Hesse visited India in the early days of the 20th century, he was captivated by the people, their customs, their culture, and their religion. On returning to Germany, he wrote a masterpiece on a young man's search for identity and meaning in a civilization that has lost its way. Loosely...

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Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

It was discussed in relation to the podcast hosts and their personalities, specifically one host's perceived negative Buddha-like qualities, and the book's concept of enlightenment.

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I read in Siddhartha and I just couldn't help but chuckle thinking about you as just a negative Buddha.

— Episode: Ep 360 - The Perfect One

Episode: Ep 360 - The Perfect One

It was discussed in relation to the podcast hosts and their personalities, specifically one host's perceived negative Buddha-like qualities, and the book's concept of enlightenment.

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I read in Siddhartha and I just couldn't help but chuckle thinking about you as just a negative Buddha.

He sits under the fucking, the, the whatever that mango tree or whatever that kind of tree is. Uh, I forget what it's called.

The Bodhi tree. And he just reaches enlightenment. I was just imagining you just driving under like a gas station awning and just being like,

What would be the opposite of sublime?

Dude, that book rules by the way. What is it called? Siddhartha. Siddhartha. Yeah. Written by a German.

Modern Wisdom

The author mentioned a quote from the book Siddhartha about the person who can fast.

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he said you know the person who can fast cannot be beaten

— Episode: #784 - Robin Sharma - Why $1,000,000,000...

Episode: #784 - Robin Sharma - Why $1,000,000,000 Won’t Mak...

The author mentioned a quote from the book Siddhartha about the person who can fast.

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he said you know the person who can fast cannot be beaten

RedHanded

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RedHanded

It was mentioned that Roderick, the murderer, read a violent scene from a Herman Hesse novel aloud to his girlfriend. This scene involved him grabbing her and shouting that he was a murderer.

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It was quite long, but importantly it included the story of one night where Roderick read aloud a violent scene from a Herman Hesse novel and then grabbed Helena by the shoulders, shouting, I am a mur...

— Episode: Episode 294 - Roderick Newall: Death in...

Episode: Episode 294 - Roderick Newall: Death in Paradise

It was mentioned that Roderick, the murderer, read a violent scene from a Herman Hesse novel aloud to his girlfriend. This scene involved him grabbing her and shouting that he was a murderer.

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It was quite long, but importantly it included the story of one night where Roderick read aloud a violent scene from a Herman Hesse novel and then grabbed Helena by the shoulders, shouting, I am a murderer. I am a murderer.

Fresh Air

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Fresh Air

The host reported that the novel's protagonist Tom Lowe turns to the Herman Hesse novel Siddhartha for guidance.

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Tom, your character turns to the Herman Hesse novel, Siddhartha, which is like a Buddhist-oriented novel.

— Episode: Novelist Andre Dubus III

Episode: Novelist Andre Dubus III

The host reported that the novel's protagonist Tom Lowe turns to the Herman Hesse novel Siddhartha for guidance.

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Tom, your character turns to the Herman Hesse novel, Siddhartha, which is like a Buddhist-oriented novel.

Episode: Best Of: Writers Rachel Eliza Griffiths & Quiara A...

The book was referenced in the context of April envying the freedom of the main character, who leaves his family to find himself, a freedom April recognized as abandonment when applied to a woman.

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In one of the books about women who leave their children, remember the librarians list? A narrator says something like, sometimes you have to escape in order not to die. I don't think the tricky part is the escape. Abandonment is easy. Any fool can do it. No wonder dads leave all the time. Siddhartha was neither noble and questing, nor depraved. He was a dude acting on a whim.

That's the book from Herman Hesse of 1922. It's about a man who leaves his family to find himself. We call that enlightenment.

10% Happier with Dan Harris

Robert Thurman mentioned reading this book along with Buddhist texts and Nietzsche during the time leading up to his decision to pursue Buddhist studies after his accident.

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My my Herman Hesse reading you know the Siddhartha type of thing Buddhist texts

— Episode: Robert Thurman, Renowned Buddhist Schola...

Episode: Robert Thurman, Renowned Buddhist Scholar

Robert Thurman mentioned reading this book along with Buddhist texts and Nietzsche during the time leading up to his decision to pursue Buddhist studies after his accident.

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My my Herman Hesse reading you know the Siddhartha type of thing Buddhist texts

Episode: Amos Lee, Reaching Out Through Music

The speaker mentioned reading this book multiple times, connecting it to the conclusion that the Buddha achieved enlightenment when he was ready.

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I really like Herman Hess, Hessa however he might have said it but I- Well through the Dhartha.

Episode: Amos Lee, Reaching Out Through Music

Amos Lee read this book multiple times and connected it to his realization about finding one's path, similar to how the Buddha found his truth.

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I really like Herman Hess, Hessa however he might have said it but I- Well through the Dhartha.

Yeah and so I read Zdartha a bunch of times.

Episode: Robert Thurman, Renowned Buddhist Scholar

The speaker mentioned reading this text, along with Nietzsche and other Buddhist texts, around the time of his eye injury, which prompted him to act on his spiritual readings rather than pursue a conventional career path.

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My my Herman Hesse reading you know the Siddhartha type of thing Buddhist texts

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