Did Govinda Reach Enlightenment? In Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha
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Did Govinda Reach Enlightenment? Reaching enlightenment can be interpreted and perceived differently by everyone. In Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, Siddhartha and his shadow, Govinda, begin their jour... ney of enlightenment. Govinda saw his best friend Siddhartha as nothing but great. He planned on following Siddhartha on his path since Siddhartha felt empty when it came to his future and was not satisfied with the path of being a Brahmin. At the beginning of their journey, they joined the samanas in hopes they would be able to show them the path of finding his Atman, which simply means individual soul. Siddhartha and Govinda had different plans on how to reach enlightenment and how to gain the feeling of enlightenment. During their time as a Samana, Siddhartha was not satisfied like Govinda with the outcomes of a Samana. They had practiced unselfing, practiced meditation, and attempted to learn to follow many paths away from his ego, (Hesse 15). Siddhartha did not think this would lead to Nirvana, which is a state of enlightenment. Govinda did not understand Siddhartha’s terrifying words and did not understand why someone would want to leave so many saintly men, (Hesse 18) [Show More]
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