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Siddhartha audio book
Siddhartha audio book












siddhartha audio book

Through his grandfather, who had worked in India as a missionary, he also possessed a keen awareness of Eastern philosophy and spirituality.

siddhartha audio book

His parents were Christian missionaries, with interests in book publishing, and young Herman grew up in a world of theological discussion. Herman Hesse, the German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter, was born in 1877 in Calw, Germany. As he wrote: ‘The only thing of importance to me is being able to love the world, without looking down on it, without hating it and myself – being able to regard it and myself and all beings with love, admiration and reverence.’ The book is a synthesis of Buddhist, Hindu, Taoist and Christian thought, although Hesse rejected all conventional religion for a more individual and personal path. Hesse had written the first part of the book easily enough, but had to stop for a year with depression, before completing it in 1922.

siddhartha audio book

Siddhartha, a story based on the early life of Gautama Buddha, is concerned with the human search for self-knowledge and authentic spirituality.














Siddhartha audio book