Siddhartha has one single goal-to become empty, to become empty of thi…

Hermann Hesse
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Siddhartha has one single goal-to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow-to let the Self die. No longer to be Self, to experience the peace of an emptied heart, to experience pure thought-that was his goal. ✨ Hermann Hesse (1980). Six Novels: With Other Stories and Essays
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