How Does Vasudeva Teach Siddhartha

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I agree with you, that "Vasudeva is there to guide Siddhartha". He does not attempt to teach Siddhartha, but gently directed him to get the answers from the river. In the chapter "The Ferryman" Vasudeva says, "If I could talk and teach, I would perhaps be a teacher, but as it is I am only a ferryman and it is my task to take people across the river” (Hesse 86). In this passage he admits that his role not a teacher. The fact that he is the ferryman and takes people across the river is symbolic. And your quote from Günter Baumann’s essay, “Hesse and India” illustrates that perfectly. It is true, “he also helps them to reach another side of their soul”. We see it Siddhartha's case: the ferrymen just assist him in the overcoming the obstacle on

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