Siddhartha, Herman Hesse
Siddhartha, Herman Hesse
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Siddhartha

Author: Herman Hesse

Narrator: Clay Lomakayu

Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Sundance

Published: 11/04/2023


Synopsis

An enlightening timeless story for people of all ages and all times. In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies--Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism--into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man's search for meaning. Herman Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on December 04, 2013

So there’s a damn dirty hippie in India named Siddhartha who is supposed to be seeking spiritual enlightenment, but instead of going to a good Christian church like a normal person, he wanders around the woods for a while with some other damn dirty hippies. After he meets Buddha, he finally gets tir......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on September 12, 2022

In life we all look for meaning, we all look for something to give us a purpose and, in essence, a reason to actually be alive. Nobody wants to get to the end of their journey and realise it was all for nothing, and that their days were utterly wasted. So how do we find this meaning? “One must fi......more

Goodreads review by J.G. Keely on October 22, 2012

By the latter part of the 19th Century, the colonial spread of European powers across the world was in full swing. The British ruled India and Australia and had gone to war with China to force opium on the population. Africa, South America, and the Philippines had been portioned out for Western rule......more

Goodreads review by Sanjay on September 08, 2024

It was the book I read it four years back. And to tell the truth, I did not like it much at the time. I thought this guy had written a book for Western audiences who are not familiar with the 'philosophy of karma and dharma', or rather, in general, the basic philosophy of India, who after reading it......more

Goodreads review by Vit on April 02, 2025

Siddhartha was growing up surrounded with love… But his mutinous mind didn’t let him be at rest… It made him seek… What is verity? Where it can be found? Did not the ancient source of all springs flow within his own heart? This was what must be found, the fountainhead within one’s own being; you had......more