The Radical Simplicity of Letting It Happen | Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

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Siddhartha is a book that can speak to you wherever you are in life. I recently brought this book to a book club where the prompt was “pick a character you identify with,” and the first question I got was, “which Siddhartha are you choosing?” What he meant is, Siddhartha is in a constant state of change, of growth, of learning, and of self-realization, to the point that he seems different people entirely at various stages on his lifepath. “Ridiculous is this path, it loops around, it may even go in circles. May it go where it will, wherever it goes I will follow.”

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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
3:34 - Chapter 1: The "I"
8:59 - Chapter 2: Non-Action
17:03 - Chapter 3: Amor Fati
22:39 - Chapter 4: Knowledge vs. Wisdom
28:15 - Mindful pause & Outro

Sources and futher learning
The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche
Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
Where Can Peace be Found? by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Vita Contemplativa by Byung-Chul Han
Jung and Quantum Physics article: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Art Used
Brahmin Monks by Sujata Achrekar
Siddhartha Gautama by KS GREEN ART
Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
Shankara Ragaputra of Megha Raga