Siddartha Quotes

“All this had always been and he had never seen it; he was never present. Now he was present and belonged to it. Through his eyes he saw light and shadows; through his mind he was aware of moon and stars (p. 38).”
― Herman Hesse, Siddhartha

“Once he said to her: 'You are like me; you are different from other people. You are Kamala and no one else, and within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat any time and be yourself, just as I can. Few people have that capacity and yet everyone could have it.”
― Herman Hesse

“(...) y todo aquello unido era el río, todas las voces, los fines, los anhelos, los sufrimientos, los placeres; el río era la música de la vida. Y cuando Siddharta escuchaba con atención al río, podía oír esa canción de mil voces; y sino escuchaba el dolor ni la risa, si no ataba su alma a una de aquellas voces y no penetraba su yo en ella ni oía todas las tonalidades, entonces percibía únicamente el total, la unidad. En aquel momento, la canción de mil voces, consistía en una sola palabra: el Om, la perfección.”
― Herman Hesse

“Quando qualcuno cerca, allora accade facilmente che il suo occhio perda la capacità di vedere ogni altra cosa, fuori di quella che cerca [...]
Cercare significa: avere uno scopo.
Ma trovare significa: esser libero, restare aperto, non avere scopo.”
― Herman Hesse, Siddhartha

“He tenido que pecar para volver a resucitar”
― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

“İnsanların büyük çoğunluğu Kamala, düşen bir yaprak gibidir, kapılıp gider rüzgarın önüne, havada süzülür, dönüp durur, sağa sola yalpalar vurarak iner yere. Pek az kişi de vardır, yıldızlara benzer, belli bir yörüngede ilerler durur, hiçbir rüzgar varamaz yanlarına, kendi yasalarını ve izleyecekleri yolu kendi içlerinde taşırlar.”
― Herman Hesse, Siddartha