REL 2001 Chapter : In Siddhartha
Document Summary
In siddhartha, siddhartha learns that enlightenment cannot be reached through teachers because it cannot be taught. He claims the river contains the entire universe. Vasudeva is a teacher for siddhartha, but vasudeva never tries to tell siddhartha what the meaning of life is. Instead, vasudeva tells siddhartha to listen to the river personal experiences". Siddhartha looks for enlightenment by looking for external guidance from organized religion in the form of brahmins, samanas, and buddhists. When these organized forms of religion do not bring him the knowledge and guidance he is looking for, he starts looking in to kamala and kamaswami in the. He also does not find the wisdom aspect he is looking for and this is why he has to find wisdom on his own.
