Siddhartha: An Indian Tale (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

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Summary: Humanity Needs This Book
Review: I would have never read this book had it not been for the advice from someone I admire greatly. It was highly recommended as a spiritual experience....so I tried it.

With all of the emphasis placed on religion today I found this book to inspire not religious practice but true inner peace and spiritual values comparable to many religious texts. This book has something to say and if you get it the message will follow you forever, yes it has that much impact on an open heart.

The story revolves around an Indian youth named Siddhartha, who with a restless heart and many questions attempts to experience the world before making a commitment to tradition. He struggles with the ties of family values and the pull of an unknown world. So he takes a plunge and leaves his security nest to find what life is all about. He works, he strives, he succeeds, he finds wealth, love and humanity but in the end all he really needs is peace of mind and freedom to choose his own path. Sounds achingly familiar to us all dosen't it?

I highly recommend you experience this book, for the beauty, the bravery and the freedom of choice. It will remain a part of your soul if you let it!

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Summary: This book was very good, taught a lot to the reader.
Review: The book Siddhartha was very interesting. It tells about a boy and his travels in search to find true peace, happiness and his "self". I really liked how the author gave Siddhartha three different parts; three different sections of his life. First the ascetic, the lover, then the ferryman. It showed how some people need to go through different stages in their lives to find where they are truly happy and peaceful. After reading Siddhartha, the reader understands how some other people feel about life, and how it is very important to them to live so simply.

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Summary: At Last Your Journey Can Begin.
Review: This book is your road map to ultimate inner-peace and an understanding of what this whole existence is all about. It will make you realise that there's really little need for religions of any kind. No need for the latest Guru or Teacher. No need to be anything other than who you are, because as you are, you are already there. Get this, you get a life. Not everyone will "get it" but those who do will never need anything else.

If you're really interested in finding out about it all, then get this book. It's the only one you'll ever need, providing you "get it".