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Hermann Hesse.

“You must find your dream, then the way becomes easy. But there is no dream that lasts forever, each dream is followed by another, and one should not cling to any particular one.”

German-born Swiss novelist and poet whose books explore the search for self-knowledge and spiritual meaning. His works include Siddhartha, Steppenwolf and The Glass Bead Game. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.

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Based in
Montagnola, Switzerland
Lived
1877 – 1962
Nobel Prize
Literature, 1946
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“I wanted only to try to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?”

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Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

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Fiction · 1922

Siddhartha

A short novel about a young man in ancient India who leaves his comfortable home to search for meaning. He lives as a wandering ascetic, meets the Buddha, gets lost in wealth and pleasure, and finally finds peace beside a river, learning that wisdom can't be taught, only lived.

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  1. Wisdom has to be livedSiddhartha learns that knowledge can be passed on, but wisdom only comes from experience.
  2. Find your own wayHe honours the Buddha's teaching but chooses to walk his own path.
  3. Every stage teachesEven his years of excess and regret become part of what makes him wise.
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