Siddhartha Quotes

“But there is one thing which these so clear, these so venerable teachings do not contain: they do not contain the mystery of what the exalted one has experienced for himself, he alone among hundreds of thousands.”

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

topic:self experience teaching

“This is why I am continuing my travels—not to seek other, better teachings, for I know there are none, but to depart from all teachings and all teachers and to reach my goal by myself or to die.”

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

topic:self teaching

“It's true that a drinker numbs his senses, it's true that he briefly escapes and rests, but he'll return from the delusion, finds everything to be unchanged, has not become wiser, has gathered no enlightenment,—has not risen several steps.”

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

topic:wisdom

“Your soul is the whole world”

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

topic:world soul

“But the world itself, what exists around us and inside of us, is never one-sided.”

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

topic:world

“Writing is good, thinking is better.”

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

topic:writing thinking

“Would you actually believe that you had committed your foolish acts in order to spare your son from committing them too?”

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

topic:foolishness

“It has not come to you by means of teachings! And—thus is my thought, oh exalted one,—nobody will obtain salvation by means of teachings!”

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

topic:thought teaching

“Nothing was, nothing will be; everything is, everything has existence and is present.”

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

topic:present existence

“Everyone can perform magic, everyone can reach his goals, if he is able to think, if he is able to wait, if he is able to fast.”

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

topic:thinking waiting

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