Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of
a boy known as Siddhartha from the Indian subcontinent during the time of Lord
Buddha. In a very simple prose, Hesse has conveyed a very profound message for
all seekers. A brahmin boy follows his heart and goes through various lives to
finally understand what it means to be enlightened. He experiences life as a
pious brahmin, a Samana, a rich merchant, a lover, an ordinary ferryman, to a
father— Neither a practitioner nor a devotee, neither meditating nor reciting,
Siddhartha comes to blend in with the world, resonating with the rhythms