Siddhartha Part 3 Reading Blog

While I read section 3 of Siddhartha, nothing but questions came to my mind. I am really hoping that the questions will get answered as I get further along with the book so I can understand the book better.

1. Why does Siddhartha feel empty if his peace is Kamala?

2. Does he think his real peace is Govinda?

3. Is Govinda coming back?

4. Why does Siddhartha leave Kamala?

5. Did he know Kamala was pregnant?

6. Why doesnt Kamala search for Siddhartha?

7. Will Siddhartha go looking for Govinda?

8. How does Siddhartha realize that physical damage will not stop his emotional pain?

9. Why does Siddhartha think/know death is not the answer?

10. Why wouldnt Govinda recognize Govinda?

When I got to the last chapter in this section, I had a deep connection stuck in my head. I connected Siddhartha´s thought about the river to the CWW trip to the Amazon. The river in the amazon represents the cycle of life and in a way the way of thinking of the Sammanas. To find peace you must let everything go and just go with the flow of where life takes you.

Siddhartha Reading Blog 2

After reading the second section of Siddhartha, I primarily asked myself one question. If Siddhartha and  Kamala cant love like regular people, then how in the world do they think they are going to be able to love each other after Siddhartha learns Kamala´s ways? Siddhartha has stumbled upon trouble and gotten over it, but I cant imagine how he is going to get over the fact that he cant love the woman that he wants to be with specially after giving up his best friend to go and find her, Govinda. 

After close reading in the first section and seeing that the author of this book leaves very well hidden clues to the future of the book, I have stumbled upon a firm prediction. I dont believe that the fact that Siddhartha left Govinda behind was a coincidence. I predict that Govinda is going to have the answer of how to love for Siddhartha, and for Siddhartha to be able to fulfill his desires with Kamala, he is going to need Govinda. 

Siddhartha Section 1 Reading blog

When I first started reading Siddhartha, I was a little bit confused. To understand the book, you have to very closely read even the first page, because the author gives a whole lot of information right there. It seems as if the author left many clues for you upon the first part of the book, which will at first cause confusion, but will later unfold big mysteries throughout the entire book. I was completely relieved when we close read it with the entire class and I actually understood what I had read. 

As soon as I understood who Siddhartha was and what he was doing, I kept on reading at ease. Siddhartha´s desire to find his inner peace and his meditation rituals reminded me and made me think of  my father. He suffers from a brain disease which is caused by stress. The disease causes the veins in the brain to stop the fluidness of the blood and clog it. Later on, the veins erupt and he suffers from internal bleeding. On my first day of school, my dad suffered one of these attacks and was rushed out of the country and lasted in a hospital in Florida for a month. He is now fine, but he has to work hard so it doesn't happen again. My father was able to relax not only himself but the veins in his brain through the art of meditation, which he practices every morning. It consists of him imagining a massage for the veins and releasing the blood pressure, letting the blood flow smoothly. I connected this to Siddhartha because in a way, my father and him are trying to reach their inner peace (dad: physically, Siddhartha: emotionally). After reading this section and getting a chance to understand it, I think Im really going to enjoy the book.