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Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
Sunday, October 17, 2010
My Final Visit with Govinda
Govinda came to cross the river, and I was so overjoyed! Althought he did not recognize me, I knew exactly who he was. Govinda said that he was looking for the ferryman who they say was holy, and he too was happy to realize that I was the ferryman. He stayed with me during the night, and he asked me for my thoughts on how he could also achieve Nirvana. I told him that he had to learn it himself, that words and teachings were meaningless compared to the actual things they talk about, and that time was an illusion, as was the fact that everyone already had Nirvana inside them, if they looked deep enough to find it. Then Govinda kissed my forehead, and he saw everything, as it was, only seperated by time. Then Govinda bowed down to me and knew all that was holy and good in his life.
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There is a typo in the second sentence, it should be: "although". In the fourth sentence, I believe that "he too" should be in between commas. In the sixth sentence, you say that it is in illusion that Nirvana is always inside everyone, when the book states the opposite. Otherwise, this journal is excellent and correct.
ReplyDelete-Jenna Grossinger
In Siddhartha's diary, does it say that Govinda actually reached Nirvana? Do you know what became of Siddhartha after he reached enlightenment?
ReplyDelete-Judith Garcia
Do you happend to know how much longer siddhartha and govinda live for. Or do we assume they just pass away after the last chapter in his diary?
ReplyDelete-Ryan Shaktah
What had happened after Siddhartha reach Nirvana? Did Govinda attain it as well? Do you know what happened to Siddhartha's son?
ReplyDelete-Alex H