Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse Siddhartha decides all the teachings of the wisest men will not bring him happiness, nor teach him where to find his deepest Self, so he sets out to learn it for himself. He attempts to find truth in himself by renouncing all pleasures, then, in frustration, takes up a life of nothing but ease and pleasure. His discontent never leaves him, and he finds himself by a river, ready to end his life. This is the place where the knowledge he is seeking starts to come to him. His long spiritual search, which seemed like a waste at so many points, has finally led him to a realization no teacher or text ever could. What is the spiritual path, and what is the point of it? Can setting out to find the truth for yourself teach you anything? Siddhartha's life is one answer to these questions.
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