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=Andrew Brady Self-Realization Scrapbook= =

= =With the Samanas=

The Assignment
To get a feeling for how the Samanas, Indian ascetics that are found in the novel //Siddhartha//, try to reach enlightenment, we gave up something we enjoy for a week. I chose to give up all dessert and junk food because I eat to much and I don't need it.



=The Beginning= The beginning of the week went really good for me. I had no urge at all to eat junk food and I felt pretty good. I went to the gym a lot and ate a lot of fruit. Although there were some temptations to eat junk food I fought the urge and did not eat any. I started to go a little crazy and "the world tasted bitter," (14) literally. = = =The Middle= The middle of the week did not go as well as the beginning of the week. On day 3 my mom made a chocolate cake that I really wanted to eat. At this point I almost broke but I managed not to eat any of the cake. By not eating the cake I felt as if I had really started my challenge of not eating junk food and as Siddhartha said to Govinda, "you have taken the step, you have chosen your path,"(30).Like Govinda I feel like not eating the cake was the first step of my goal. Instead of eating cake, I made myself a sandwich although I still really wanted some of the cake. I went to the gym in the Middle of the week which really helped me to not eat junk food because it took my mind off it. = = =The End= I ended the end of my self deprivation log really well. Although there were a couple of times when I was really tempted I did not eat any junk food. On the last day my dad brought me a milkshake that I really wanted but I finished strong and didn't drink it. At the end of the week I felt really good actually and it helped me change how I eat. Now I am trying only to eat junk food on the weekends and stay healthy during the week days. Like Siddhartha told Govinda, May you travel this path to the end," (30). I feel as if I was able to travel my path to the end and I am still continuing on the path even after the one week. = =

=Awakening= In the picture I drew a grove between the trees (which can't be seen because whole picture did not come out) because in the chapter "Awakening" it says, "He (Siddhartha) felt that he had left his former life behind him in the grove,"(37). I drew woods, a river and a sun because the book says, "All this yellow and blue, river and wood, passed for the first time across Siddhartha's eyes,"(39). I tried with all my artistic ability to make it look nice because the book says, "The world was beautiful,"(39).

= Kamala =



About Me:
My name is Kamala, I once lived in a small village until my family got very wealthy and moved into a large town. I am a very beautiful women who has very high expectations of men. I give very meaningful and deep kisses which "is why I am not lacking in clothes shoes, bangles, and all sorts of pretty things,"(57). I am very clever and I love poetry. I am spoiled yet loving and caring of people.

Looking For:
The man I am looking for "must have clothes, fine clothes, and shoes, fine shoes, and plenty of money in his purse and presents for me,"(54). He must have scent in his and and must be well cleaned. The man I am looking for also must have the ability to read and write especially poetry.

Hobbies/Professions:
I am "a well know Courtesan,"(52) and I love listening to poetry. I myself love writing poems and other stories about events of my life.

=Samsara=



Daily Life:
Every day I wake up at 7:00 and then usually lie in bed for 30 minutes until I can finally keep my eyes open and wake up. After waking up I take a shower which helps me wake up and then I get dressed. After I get dressed I will go to the kitchen and eat breakfast which usually consists of cereal and orange juice. After breakfast I go run to catch the bus to go to school. The bus takes me to school where I spend the day learning and trying to stay awake. After school my parents typically come to pick me up and take me home. When I get home I usually watch TV for a while and then go and do my homework. After homework my Mom or Dad will occasionally give me a chore and I do my chores and try to be obedient to my parents like Siddhartha who "always obeyed his father,"(12). After my chores finished I typically go and eat dinner with my family and after dinner I try to spend time with my family. I often times try to go to the gym when I have time. At night I will often times watch a show with my Mom, Dad, and siblings. I will then go to my room for a while and go on my phone for a while or watch a show which I often pay more attention to technology than the real meaning of life. After I've relaxed for a while I will read a book and then got to sleep.

=The River=

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Lyrics:
===Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die=== ===I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl Then I heard my dream was back downstream Cavortin' in Davenport And I followed you, Big River, when you called === ===Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's goneI found her trail in Memphis but she just walked up the block Raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone === ===Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf She loves you, Big River, more than me ===

Quote:
"I will remain by this river,"(101)

Analysis:
The woman in the song and Siddhartha both have a deep love for the river. It is kind of hard to tell what they love so much about the river but it seems there are just a lot of memories connected to it. Siddhartha felt emotionally attached to the river and did not even want to leave it.

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Quote From Text:
"In this river Siddhartha had wanted to drown; in it the old, tired, despairing Siddhartha had drowned that day. But the new Siddhartha felt a profound love for that flowing water, and resolved in his mind to not leave it behind for quite some time," (54).

Analysis:
Similar to the person in the song, Siddhartha is mourning about his life and how overwhelmed he felt about it. Both the person in the song and Siddhartha had a love for the river. In the river for Siddhartha he saw people that he knew and he saw his dreams and everything that was once important to him.

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Quote From text:
"It is a very beautiful river, I love it above everything. I have often listened to it, gazed at it, and I have always learned something from it. One can learn much from a river," (49)

Analysis:
Siddhartha, just like the person in this song, is looking for something so undefined. This song talks about someone searching for something that he does not even know what it is much like Siddhartha.The ferryman told Siddhartha the he could learn much from a river and it seemed that the person in the song was seeking knowledge. The river in the story represents a lot of things, one of them I think is knowledge and experience.