IUF 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Collective Effervescence, Indulgence, Consumerism
9 Sep 2016
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Although he is the respected son of a brahmin and is admired within his community he lacks a sense of fulfillment and inner peace. Engages in a spiritual journey in order to find himself, first as a samana. Moral courage refers to the power to do as one believes, such as how siddhartha went against his. Siddhartha struggles in the book with deciding what morals he stands for. Such as when he spends time with kamala and indulges in pleasures. However he eventually finds his way back to a place of contentment. Spiritual courage: siddhartha, herman hesse: questioning accepted beliefs. Begininng he questioned whether or not the life of a brahmin priest was really all there was. He questions the teachings he has learned thus far about life and this encourages him to leave on his journey of self: this spiritual courage leads him on his lifelong journey.
