My mind races deep in thought about the Buddha and my dear friend Govinda. The Buddha's words and teachings are unlike any other. It is no surprise to me that Govinda decided to stay with him and learn from the Enlightened one himself. Now I need to ask myself, what was it that I wanted to learn from teachings and teachers? What is it I truly wished to learn? And what is it that I already have learned? Why? Because... I don't know Siddhartha. I am afraid of Siddhartha. I was fleeing from myself. While seeking Brahman, Atman, I was destroying myself. I lost who I was on this path to enlightenment. But no longer. No longer will I try to escape from Siddhartha. No longer will I devote my thoughts to Atman and the world's sorrows. The world is beautiful. Truly beautiful. How deaf and stupid I have been. I may be alone but I am looking forward, not back. No longer towards my home, no longer to my father, no looking back.
This is a great post. I think you are really head on with the questions that Siddhartha is asking himself. Remember that he also was thinking about returning to his father, although you did randomly mention about "no longer [looking back] to my father." Nice job!
ReplyDeleteNishant Shah
A little short but right to the point. And yes Siddhartha was thinking of going back to his father. Which he didn't.Though I think it would have been nice if he did because I'm sure they both missed each other.Well done!
ReplyDelete-Malika Salieva