GOOODAY

 " The world, my friend Govinda, is not imperfect or on a slow path to perfection. No, it is perfect at every moment; every sin already carries grace within it, all little children are potential old men, all sucklings have death within them, all dying people—eternal life. Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha" Siddhartha grows up as a person of outstanding intellect, character, and appearance, receiving the attention of all. Yet, within such a life, he feels a thirst for truth. To attain immutable value, he lives for a time as a monk, but soon realizes this method is not right for him. He awakens to the realization that the meaning of the divine is already in the phenomenal world, including himself. However, upon entering the world of pleasure with Kamala and Kamaswami, he loses his own composure. Unable to bear this, he attempts suicide, but in the process, rediscovers "Om" and is miraculously revived. Afterward, alongside Vasudeva, he learns to listen to the river, and throug...