1) "Not Going Back" by Childish Gambino
"It seems like they all want me to fail
But I'm not goin' back
Not goin' back, baby"
-This song would encourage Siddhartha on his path to reach enlightenment because this song is about going through struggles in life and keeping your head up and to keep looking forward. Also, it talks about how other people, like his dad, discouraged him from doing things.
2) "Under The Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Pepper
"Under the bridge downtown
Is where I drew some blood
Under the bridge downtown
I could not get enough
Under the bridge downtown
Forgot about my love
Under the bridge downtown
I gave my life away"
-Siddhartha would love enjoying listening to this song because this song is about losing yourself mentally and physically to drugs. Siddhartha experienced similar things when he spent his time with the Samanas.
3) "Promiscuous" Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland
"Promiscuous girl
You're teasing me
You know what I want
And I got what you need"
- Siddhartha's time with Kamala, from when he first meets her to when he leaves, is fully embodied in this song. Kamala wants to be with Siddhartha from the first time she met her and she keeps leading on Siddhartha. There's a lot of sexual frustration in the song and in the exchange between Siddhartha and Kamala.
4) "Warped" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"So much love
So rare to dare
Afraid of
Ever being there
Take me home
I need repair
Take me please
To anywhere"
-After Siddhartha left Kamala, he suffered from a great deal of depression. This song embodies those feelings of depression that Siddhartha was feeling at that time. Even though, this would bring back memories, he would like to listen to this song to reflect on his life and learn from it.
5) "You've Got A Friend In Me" by Randy Newman
"You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy you've got a friend in me
Yeah you've got a friend in me"
-Siddhartha would like to reflect on this song, particularly this verse, and remember his old pal Govinda. These lyrics talk about someone who would go through great lengths to help his best friend, which is what Govinda did for Siddhartha in the beginning. I think he would also like this song because it would help keep Govinda in his memories since Govinda lives far away from Siddhartha.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Siddhartha Abridged
"Siddhartha had already long taken part in the learned men's conversations, had engaged in debate with Govinda and had practiced the art of contemplation and meditation with him" (3). "Samanas,[wandering ascetics], once passed through Siddhartha's town" (9). "Around them hovered an atmosphere of still passion, of devastating service, of unpitying self-denial" (9). Siddhartha said, 'With your permission, Father, I have come to tell you that I wish to leave your house tomorrow and join the ascetics. I wish to become a Samana...'" (10). "As...he slowly left the still sleeping town at daybreak, a crouching shadow emerged from the last hut and joined the Pilgrim. It was Govinda" (12).
"On the evening of that day they overtook the Samanas and requested their company and allegiance [and] they were accepted" (13). "Siddhartha had on single goal-to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow-to let the Self die" (14). "What I have so far learned from the Samanas, I could have learned more quickly and easily in every inn in a prostitute's quarter" (16). "On the same day, Siddhartha informed the eldest Samana of his decision to leave him" (23). "The young men,[Siddhartha and Govinda] thanked him for his good wishes , returned his bow, and departed" (24).
"In the town of Savathi every child knew the name of the illustrious Buddha" (25). "Siddhartha saw [the Buddha] and recognized him immediately, as if pointed out to him by a god" (27). "Siddhartha spoke kindly to him, 'Do not forget, Govinda, that you now belong to the Buddha's holy men...Tomorrow, Govinda, I will leave you'" (30). "Siddhartha wandered through the grove deep in thought" (31). "A man only looks and walks like that when he has conquered his Self [and] I also will conquer my Self" (35).
"As Siddhartha left the grove in which the Buddha, the Perfect One, remained, in which Govinda remained, he felt that he had also left his former life behind him in the grove" (37). "I will learn from myself, be my own pupil; I will learn from myself the secret of Siddhartha" (39). "Immediately he moved on again and began to walk quickly and impatiently, no longer homewards, no longerto his father, no longer looking backwards" (42).
"During the night, as he slept in a ferryman's straw hut, Siddhartha had a dream" (48). "Siddhartha asked his host, the ferryman, to take him across the river" (48). "[Siddhartha inquired from the first people, [in the town across the river], that he met about the grove and the woman's name, and learned that it was teh grove of Kamala, the well-known courtesan" (52). "'[All I want is] to be your friend and to learn the pleasures of love from you [and] you will find me an apt pupil, Kamala'" (54). "Siddhartha kissed her and said good-bye" (61).
"Siddhartha went to see Kamaswami and was shown into a rich house" (63). "Siddhartha thanked him and accepted [the job that Kamaswami offered him and was] now living in the merchant's house" (65). "[Siddhartha] visited the beautiful Kamala regularly, learned the art of love in which....giving and taking become one" (71). "'Maybe,' said Siddhartha wearily, 'I am like you, [unable to love as well], otherwise how could you practice love as an art?'" (73).
"The years passed by, [which were] enveloped by comfortable circumstances, Siddhartha hardly noticed their passing" (75). "Then Siddhartha had spent the night at his house with dancers and wine" (81). "The same night Siddhartha left his garden and the town and never returned [ and] for a long time Kamala tried to find him" (85). "After a time, [Kamala] found that she was with child as a result of her last meeting with Siddhartha" (85).
"Siddhartha wandered into the forest, already far from the town, and knew only one thing-that he could not go back" (87). "Siddhartha raised himself and saw a monk in a yellow gown, with shaved head, sitting opposite [himself]....and he did not look at him long when he recognized in this monk, Govinda, the friend of his youth" (91). "For a long time Govinda looked doubtfully at the friend of his youth [and] then he bowed to him, as one does to a man of rank, and went on his way" (94). "Siddhartha had wanted to drown himself in the river [but]the new Siddhartha felt a deep love for this flowing water and decided that he would not leave it again so quickly" (100).
"It is the same river which I crossed on my way to the town [and I recall] a friendly ferryman took me across [so] I will go to him" (101). "Many travelers, when seeing [Siddhartha and Vasudeva, the old ferryman,]together, took them for brothers" (108). "One day, some monks came along, followers of [Buddha]...and asked to be taken across the river [because] the ferrymen learned from them that they were returning to their great teacher as quickly as possible, for the news had spread that [Buddha] was ill" (109). "One day, when very many people were making a pilgrimage to the dying Buddha, Kamala, once the most beautiful of courtesans, was also on her way" (110). "A small black snake had bitten Kamala [in front of her son]" (111). "When the last pain had filled and passed from her eyes, when the last shudder had passed through [Kamala's] body, {Siddhartha, who had found her after she had gotten bitten,] closed her eyelids" (113).
"Frightened and weeping, [Kamala's son] had attended his mother's burial" (117). "For many months Siddhartha waited patiently in the hope that his son would come to understand him" (118). "The following morning [his son] had disappeared" (124). "Siddhartha went to his bed in the hit and when Vasudeva went to him after a time to offer him some coconut milk, he found him asleep" (127).
"The wound [of his son leaving] smarted for a long time" (129). "Siddhartha rowed across the river, consumed by longing, and got out of the boat with the purpose of going to the town to seek his son" (131). "Siddhartha climbed into the boat again and rowed back to the hut" (132). "Siddhartha sat down beside the old man and slowly began to speak" (132). "'Yes, I am going into the woods; I am going into the unity of all things,' said Vasudeva" (137). "
"[Govinda] arrived at the river and asked the old man to take him across" (139). "Astonished and like one bewitched the monk dazed at the ferryman [and asked,] 'Are you Siddhartha?'" (141). "'Come, still nearer, quite close! Kiss me on the forehead, Govinda.'" (149). "No longer knowing whether time existed....Govinda stood yet a while bending over Siddhartha's peaceful face which he has just kissed" (151). "[Siddhartha's smile] reminded [Govinda] of everything that he had ever loved in his life, of everything that had ever been of value and holy in his life" (152).
Edition of Book: Hesse, Hermann, and Hilda Rosner. Siddhartha. Toronto: Bantam, 1971. Print.
"On the evening of that day they overtook the Samanas and requested their company and allegiance [and] they were accepted" (13). "Siddhartha had on single goal-to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow-to let the Self die" (14). "What I have so far learned from the Samanas, I could have learned more quickly and easily in every inn in a prostitute's quarter" (16). "On the same day, Siddhartha informed the eldest Samana of his decision to leave him" (23). "The young men,[Siddhartha and Govinda] thanked him for his good wishes , returned his bow, and departed" (24).
"In the town of Savathi every child knew the name of the illustrious Buddha" (25). "Siddhartha saw [the Buddha] and recognized him immediately, as if pointed out to him by a god" (27). "Siddhartha spoke kindly to him, 'Do not forget, Govinda, that you now belong to the Buddha's holy men...Tomorrow, Govinda, I will leave you'" (30). "Siddhartha wandered through the grove deep in thought" (31). "A man only looks and walks like that when he has conquered his Self [and] I also will conquer my Self" (35).
"As Siddhartha left the grove in which the Buddha, the Perfect One, remained, in which Govinda remained, he felt that he had also left his former life behind him in the grove" (37). "I will learn from myself, be my own pupil; I will learn from myself the secret of Siddhartha" (39). "Immediately he moved on again and began to walk quickly and impatiently, no longer homewards, no longerto his father, no longer looking backwards" (42).
"During the night, as he slept in a ferryman's straw hut, Siddhartha had a dream" (48). "Siddhartha asked his host, the ferryman, to take him across the river" (48). "[Siddhartha inquired from the first people, [in the town across the river], that he met about the grove and the woman's name, and learned that it was teh grove of Kamala, the well-known courtesan" (52). "'[All I want is] to be your friend and to learn the pleasures of love from you [and] you will find me an apt pupil, Kamala'" (54). "Siddhartha kissed her and said good-bye" (61).
"Siddhartha went to see Kamaswami and was shown into a rich house" (63). "Siddhartha thanked him and accepted [the job that Kamaswami offered him and was] now living in the merchant's house" (65). "[Siddhartha] visited the beautiful Kamala regularly, learned the art of love in which....giving and taking become one" (71). "'Maybe,' said Siddhartha wearily, 'I am like you, [unable to love as well], otherwise how could you practice love as an art?'" (73).
"The years passed by, [which were] enveloped by comfortable circumstances, Siddhartha hardly noticed their passing" (75). "Then Siddhartha had spent the night at his house with dancers and wine" (81). "The same night Siddhartha left his garden and the town and never returned [ and] for a long time Kamala tried to find him" (85). "After a time, [Kamala] found that she was with child as a result of her last meeting with Siddhartha" (85).
"Siddhartha wandered into the forest, already far from the town, and knew only one thing-that he could not go back" (87). "Siddhartha raised himself and saw a monk in a yellow gown, with shaved head, sitting opposite [himself]....and he did not look at him long when he recognized in this monk, Govinda, the friend of his youth" (91). "For a long time Govinda looked doubtfully at the friend of his youth [and] then he bowed to him, as one does to a man of rank, and went on his way" (94). "Siddhartha had wanted to drown himself in the river [but]the new Siddhartha felt a deep love for this flowing water and decided that he would not leave it again so quickly" (100).
"It is the same river which I crossed on my way to the town [and I recall] a friendly ferryman took me across [so] I will go to him" (101). "Many travelers, when seeing [Siddhartha and Vasudeva, the old ferryman,]together, took them for brothers" (108). "One day, some monks came along, followers of [Buddha]...and asked to be taken across the river [because] the ferrymen learned from them that they were returning to their great teacher as quickly as possible, for the news had spread that [Buddha] was ill" (109). "One day, when very many people were making a pilgrimage to the dying Buddha, Kamala, once the most beautiful of courtesans, was also on her way" (110). "A small black snake had bitten Kamala [in front of her son]" (111). "When the last pain had filled and passed from her eyes, when the last shudder had passed through [Kamala's] body, {Siddhartha, who had found her after she had gotten bitten,] closed her eyelids" (113).
"Frightened and weeping, [Kamala's son] had attended his mother's burial" (117). "For many months Siddhartha waited patiently in the hope that his son would come to understand him" (118). "The following morning [his son] had disappeared" (124). "Siddhartha went to his bed in the hit and when Vasudeva went to him after a time to offer him some coconut milk, he found him asleep" (127).
"The wound [of his son leaving] smarted for a long time" (129). "Siddhartha rowed across the river, consumed by longing, and got out of the boat with the purpose of going to the town to seek his son" (131). "Siddhartha climbed into the boat again and rowed back to the hut" (132). "Siddhartha sat down beside the old man and slowly began to speak" (132). "'Yes, I am going into the woods; I am going into the unity of all things,' said Vasudeva" (137). "
"[Govinda] arrived at the river and asked the old man to take him across" (139). "Astonished and like one bewitched the monk dazed at the ferryman [and asked,] 'Are you Siddhartha?'" (141). "'Come, still nearer, quite close! Kiss me on the forehead, Govinda.'" (149). "No longer knowing whether time existed....Govinda stood yet a while bending over Siddhartha's peaceful face which he has just kissed" (151). "[Siddhartha's smile] reminded [Govinda] of everything that he had ever loved in his life, of everything that had ever been of value and holy in his life" (152).
Edition of Book: Hesse, Hermann, and Hilda Rosner. Siddhartha. Toronto: Bantam, 1971. Print.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Film Adaptation
1) Cast:
1-Siddhartha-Will Smith-On the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, he play a young, immature teenager who grows up to be a responsible adult along with some guidance
2-Govinda-DJ Jazzy Jeff-On the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, he plays the best friend of Will Smith
3-Kamala-Jennifer Lawrence-She is an amazing actress who is very versatile and will be able to reach the expectations for Kamala's character
4-Vasudeva-Morgan Freeman-He has played the role of God in one of his movies and Vasudeva is considered to be a god in the novel.
5-Siddharta's son-Jaden Smith-He is Will Smith's son and is easily recognizable. He is a spoiled brat in real life so he will have no trouble adjusting to this role.
6-Kawaswami-Andrew Garfield-He played the businessman in the Social Network.
7-Buddha-Christian Bale-He played the role of Batman and to be Batman you must be perfect in everything you do.
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| Will Smith |
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| DJ Jazzy Jeff |
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| Jennifer Lawrence |
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| Morgan Freeman |
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| Jaden Smith |
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| Christian Bale |
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| Andrew Garfield |
2) An ideal place for shooting this film would be a mansion in Bel-air. The characters would be living in the same community of house and their conflicts would connect with each other since they are living in a community together. The story's themes would stay true since the effects of school and work would take place on the characters allowing them to grow and change as time passes on. This adaption would be appealing to audiences since it would take place in modern time that people will be able to relate to.
3) One major change I would make is the fact that the character of Siddhartha and Vasudeva would converse with each other more. In the novel, Vasudeva taught Siddhartha the ways of the river. However, there would be no river in the middle of Bel-air for that to happen so to transmit the wise saying of Vasudeva to Siddhartha is for them to talk more. Another thing I would change is Siddhartha's son leaving him. I think that after Siddhartha finds Enlightenment, that Siddhartha should take Vasudeva's role and become the teacher to his son in order to find Enlightenment.
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