The spiritual and intellectual growth of Siddhartha In Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, a young Brahmin from the richest part of India, about three thousand years ago, decides to set a goal for his life. He decides to embark on the path of enlightenment and reach Nirvana, a state of total bliss. His dear friend Govinda accompanies him on this journey. Siddhartha sets out to seek the path to enlightenment, but it is long and difficult. Along the way, he grows spiritually and intellectually from a young Brahmin seeker to an old, wise and contented ferryman with the knowledge of enlightenment and possessing many insights about life. When he first leaves his family, he takes the path of Samanas and goes into the forest to live with other Samanas and learn their knowledge of the path to Nirvana. When living with them and abiding by their teachings, "Siddhartha had one goal: to become empty, to empty himself of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and pain - to let the Self die. No longer being the Self, experiencing the peace of an emptied heart, the experience of pure thought: this was his goal" (14). When Siddhartha thought this, he believed that the only path to enlightenment was the path of the Samanas who starved, isolated themselves, and tolerated pain to kill their Self and senses so that they could reach their Inner Being. They believed that without obstacles they could reach the inner subconscious Being and enlightenment. Together with Govinda, who had also chosen to follow the path of the Samanas, Siddhartha follows this path... middle of paper... Unfortunately, nowadays, there are not many people who manage to follow this path because of our busy life. screw. Some, however, are approaching our new enlightenment. A rehabilitated drunk now sees the world in a new way and appreciates it greatly, just as Siddhartha saw it. Ultimately, after his difficulties in trying to gain knowledge and wisdom through his life experiences, he finally found the true happiness and peace of enlightenment. Siddhartha had achieved his goal, and he was there, at the top of the peak of knowledge and wisdom, appreciating the troubles he had gone through to get there, just like many struggling people in the world who go through hell just to survive. In the end, you know that those who make it and learn from their experience have truly lived a completely holy life.