Siddhartha

[TattooDaveParticipant 6952]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_(novel)

I am 57 years old and I was raised in California in the United States. When I was 11 years old I picked this book up. I never realized until I read it 40 years later how much it had actually changed my life. I would like to start a thread on this book because it was written in 1922 and it goes to show that mgtow has its roots in antiquity. That is a very delicious thought mgtow, having its roots in antiquity. The very core of this book is the man’s search for meaning in his life. If you have not read the book read the link and perhaps it will spark your interest. As a Young Man I wasn’t even aware of how and what I had read impacted my young life but apparently not enough. Maybe a better subject for this thread would be Jesus it all makes sense now. Have a great Saturday gentleman. Your friend tattoodave

I can see their heads have been twisted and fed with worthless foam from the mouth. Bob d

[Anonymous 18]

TattooDave wrote:

40 years later how much it had actually changed my life.

In what ways did it change your life?

I find the idea of the mere existence of holy men to be quite fascinating; however, I fail to implement any of their teachings other than to what I have slowly learned and grown in/out of through personal experience.

I am quite curious about yourself and others who’d like to share how their personal journeys are improved by following a specific principle(s) or a general idea(s) through the teachings of learned men.

[TattooDaveParticipant 6952]

I think one of the underlying principles of the book which is that all things fade away stuck with me most of my adult life. Although I chose badly in marriage I chose to stick with my mistake long enough to extricate myself without deficit to the extent not allowed by the law. I guess I had understood from an early age that our own existence is sometimes utility sometimes futility. It wasn’t until I got older that I appreciated the true nature of what was being contained in the book. I guess if you’re 11 or 12 years old and you get a dose of red pills you always have that in the back of your mind the same way and alcoholics sitting in an aa meeting might be thinking about having a beer. Just a thought didn’t know if anyone had actually ever read this book

I can see their heads have been twisted and fed with worthless foam from the mouth. Bob d

[Anonymous 2]

Siddhartha’s teachings contain a lot of wisdom. Unfortunately, as his teachings spread, many cultures mixed in their own cultural superstitions as well, hence why Buddhists in different regions have different beliefs.

Siddhartha’s teachings are not about gods or spirits. They are about battling one’s own negative emotions and finding inner peace. They are very psychological. I highly doubt he would have wanted his teachings to be considered a religion, or to be revered as a holy figure. He was a mortal man, and never claimed to be anything more. One of his teachings that he took very seriously was to never believe in things without evidence, including his own teachings. Believing in things without evidence, on the grounds that we simply want them to be true, is considered one of the “three poisons” in his teachings.

For an excellent introduction to understanding Siddhartha’s teachings, I highly recommend the book “What The Buddha Taught” by Walpola Rahula. It strips away the cultural superstitions and gets right to the heart of what he actually taught.

[raindogParticipant 313]

I was going to give a tongue-in-cheek take on Siddhartha about how he wasted his life by not chasing pussy, when I saw this actual review on Amazon from one Susan H. Peters: “I was underwhelmed by this famous novel. It seemed to me Siddhartha wasted his life searching for enlightenment. He never did anything for anybody and focused only on himself. Giving and helping others is the source of human happiness.”

And that, my friends, is why it’s useless to talk about these things with women. She’s mad that Siddhartha attained enlightenment instead of providing for a woman! What a bimbo. My ex-gf actually introduced me to the book several years ago, and she said she could really relate to that sexy babe Sidd shacked up with. Good lord.

Let’s take a moment to send a prayer out to the husband of Susan H. Peters, if he hasn’t committed suicide yet.

"Free your mind and your ass will follow. The kingdom of heaven is within." -Funkadelic

[TattooDaveParticipant 6952]

That is exactly why it is a mgtow book

I can see their heads have been twisted and fed with worthless foam from the mouth. Bob d

[Anonymous 2]

raindog wrote:

I was going to give a tongue-in-cheek take on Siddhartha about how he wasted his life by not chasing pussy, when I saw this actual review on Amazon from one Susan H. Peters: “I was underwhelmed by this famous novel. It seemed to me Siddhartha wasted his life searching for enlightenment. He never did anything for anybody and focused only on himself. Giving and helping others is the source of human happiness.”

And that, my friends, is why it’s useless to talk about these things with women. She’s mad that Siddhartha attained enlightenment instead of providing for a woman! What a bimbo. My ex-gf actually introduced me to the book several years ago, and she said she could really relate to that sexy babe Sidd shacked up with. Good lord.

Let’s take a moment to send a prayer out to the husband of Susan H. Peters, if he hasn’t committed suicide yet.

Women today are too self-centered and obsessed with possessions and social status to understand the meaning of Siddhartha’s teachings.

Siddhartha said that the main roadblocks to happiness for humans are the Three Poisons: greed, hatred, and delusion. Women today are full of greed and delusion, and the feminists are obviously full of all three. The notion that one would give up all possessions and live only on the bare essentials for survival is ludicrous to them. As can be seen from the reactions from women, they believe he “wasted his life” because he didn’t spend it providing for some woman. In their eyes, men exist to serve women, and any man who chooses not to do so is somehow throwing his life away. Just goes to show you how bad Female Entitlement Syndrome has become.

To say that Siddhartha “did nothing for others” is obviously insane, considering that he taught people a path to happiness that is still practiced 2,500 years later. What she really means is “He was selfish because he didn’t sacrifice for women.” Trying to get the modern day western woman to understand deep thinkers like Siddhartha is a lost cause.

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