Characters and Places
What relationship did Siddhartha feel that he had with the ordinary people?
Brothers.
What art did Siddhartha learn in the Chapter - Om?
Art of listning.
What kind of art did Vasudeva possess?
Art of listning
Because of what qualities did Kamaswami hire Siddhartha? (Name any 2)
Reading, writing, thinking, and patience.
What did Siddhartha tell Govinda that the stone symbolizes?
It is just a temporary form and will go through many life forms before attaining enlightenment.
Who or what was laughing at Siddhartha?
River
What emotion did Siddhartha have when he took travelers across the river who had a son or a daughter?
Envy
What is perfect at every moment?
Brahman
What good qualities did Siddhartha lose during the time he spent in Sansara?
He lost his patience and kind-heartedness. He became mean in the business.
What is Samsara and Nirvana?
Illusion and truth, suffering and salvation
Whose pleasure grove did Govinda once stay along with other monks?
From which two sources did Siddhartha learn the most in his life?
The River and Vasudeva
What does always sound foolish upon communicating?
Wisdom
What did Vasudeva listen to with double attention, getting completely absorbed in it?
Siddartha's story about how after the sleep he felt such a love for the river
What do the pictures flowing in the river symbolize in the chapter - Om.
It symbolized the different stages of life, it showed Siddhartha all of his life stages how they passed by and how the river's voice turned sorrowful.
Who is the motionless listner?
Vasudeva
Where did Siddhartha see the Brahman in the chapter - Om?
In the desires and needs of people.
Who was a holy man, a saint similar to Gotama?
Vasudeva
All of Gotama's preachings were to relieve from what?
Suffering
What is the symbolism of the river going from the waterfall to the sea?
It showed how the stages are completed in Siddartha's life and how they are leading towards his enlightenment.
Where is Vasudeva going? (Not the woods.)
Unity of all things
What is the difference between seeking and finding according to Siddhartha?
Seeking means to have a goal where as finding means to be free, and without any goals.
What did Siddhartha regard Vasudeva as which didn't last long?
God. Pg - 133
What is the temporary escape from the pain and folly of life?
Meditation
Vasudeva's childlike face (Name any 1 and explain).
Harmony, knowledge of the eternal perfection of the world, unity