Siddhartha Enlightenment

"It is this what you mean, isn't it: that the river is everywhere at once?” Siddhartha took many journeys in his life all of which were necessary for him to reach enlightenment. There are multiple factors that lead to Siddhartha's enlightenment such as his journey through the city and meeting Kamala and Kamaswami. The plays a massive role in his journey to enlightenment. Without any of these he wouldn't have reached enlightenment

Foremost is the city where Siddhartha's most important journey happened. In the city Siddhartha is sucked into the life of the city. For a awhile he enjoys the life of the city. He enjoys helping people, making money for Kamaswami, and spending time with Kamala. A while later he get into gambling, women, and

When Siddhartha talks to Kamala she tells him that she is a courtesan and Siddhartha wants to learn from her how to live like the people from the city. Kamala taught him many things one of the most important ones was that she taught him how to act like a rich man. Teaching him to act like like a rich man was essential to him reaching enlightenment. If this never happened he wouldn’t have gone into samsara. He never would have experienced the suicidal thoughts that led him to the river and ultimately not reaching enlightenment. Years after Siddhartha left the city Kamala and Siddhartha meet again only this time she has a his son. After she dies Siddhartha tries to raise his son the best he can but his son is too stubborn. The feeling Siddhartha gets after his son leaves he can't find anywhere else and this is one of the last things that Siddhartha needed to achieve enlightenment. Kamala bring multiple things into Siddhartha's life that were absolutely essential to him reaching

The river is a factor in Siddhartha achieving enlightenment. The river is his last step after the city. It teaches him things about himself that he didn’t even know were important to him. For example “And one day, when the wound burned violently, Siddhartha ferried across the river, driven by a yearning, got off the boat and was willing to go to the city and to look for his son” - “The river laughed”. This is showing how the river tells Siddhartha things that he thinks are reasonable but the river know better. The river also led him to Vasudeva. Vasudeva is like a priest of sorts. He teaches Siddhartha how to listen to the river and what it has to say, just like a priest. Without Vasudeva Siddhartha would not have learned from the river and therefore never have gotten close to enlightenment. The river and Vasudeva were directly part of Siddhartha's