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=Jacky's Self-Realization Scrapbook=

=With the Samanas=

=The Assignment= The assignment that I had to do was to give up something that I like or like to do in my everyday life and not do it for six days. The thing that I chose to give up was eating chicken. =The beginning= On the first day I started my deprivation assignment of not eating chicken, I was doing pretty well and I was very confident with myself. The second day was just as easy as the first day. =The middle= So on the third day I didn't feel any different, in fact I had almost totally forgotten about my deprivation task until I remembered when I was doing my homework. During the fourth day I saw a commercial on TV about KFC and that kind of tempted me a little, but I still resisted. =The end= The fifth day my uncle decided to take me and my cousins to Chic-Fil-A. The only thing I liked at that place was the spicy chicken sandwich but other than that all I ordered was a smoothie. On the sixth day my family had chicken pasta for dinner, I wanted to eat it but instead my dad made me some turkey pasta, then I found out I really like turkey. The End

=Awakening= =The Quote= Siddhartha's awakening was as he said "beautiful, strange, and mysterious." (39). When he reached the awakening, he described it as looking and seeing the world for the first time like a new born. "Here was blue, here was yellow, here was green, sky and mountain, wood and river, all beautiful, all mysterious and enchanting, and in the midst of it, he, Siddhartha, the awakened one, on the way to himself. All this, all this yellow and blue, river and wood, passed for the first time across Siddhartha's eyes." (39). All of this to Siddhartha was puzzling, magical, fascinating, and almost dreamlike. "I have indeed been awakened and have been only born today." (40). This however was not quite enlightenment, but more as a realization than anything else. As Siddhartha begins to discover the very existence of things and the beauty of the world around, he begins to realize that he's in the middle of the world and that he cannot yet grasp enlightenment, but can awaken by learning more about himself. He calls this his discovery rebirth. =The Image= == =Analysis= The reason I included Siddhartha in the middle and everything else is simply because this is how he described it as. " Here was blue, here was yellow, here was green, sky and mountain, wood and river, all beautiful, all mysterious and enchanting, and in the midst of it, he, Siddhartha, the awakened one, on the way to himself. All this, all this yellow and blue, river and wood, passed for the first time across Siddhartha's eyes." (39).

=Kamala=


 * Name**: Kamala


 * Location**: The Pleasure Grove (52)


 * Eyes**: Dark brown/almost black with artful eyebrows


 * Hair**: Dark black


 * About me**: I'm am a very sweet, caring, generous, and beautiful women. I am clever. I am one of a kind. My physical beauty (Siddhartha attraction) is exquisitely like no other. My appearance alone is able to attract even the most magnificent of men. I am willing to teach a man who wants to know, to help him learn what he desires inside himself. I like a man with fine clothes, fine shoes, and who is also wealthy."Siddhartha saw how beautiful she was and his heart rejoiced." (51)

I am a courtesan. "He enquired from the first people that he met about the grove and the woman's name, and learned that it was the grove of Kamala, the well-known courtesan, and besides the grove she owned a house in the town." (52).
 * Hobbies/ Profession**

I like a man with fine clothes, fine shoes, and who is wealthy enough to buy me presents. "No, he is not yet good enough. He must have clothes, fine clothes, and shoes, fine shoes, and plenty of money in his purse and presents for Kamala." (54). I find it attractive when a man who has a soothing voice and with calculating and ambitious eyes talks about philosophical things in a wise manner. "Kamala listened to him. She loved his voice, she loved the look in his eyes." (60).
 * Looking for**

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=Samsara= =My Daily life= 1. Wake up 2. Shower 3. Hygiene 4. Eat breakfast 5. Go to School 6. Go home 7. play outside 8. Do homework 9. Watch TV shows 10. Play games 11. Hygiene 12. Go to sleep

=Quote from Siddhartha= "The years passed by. Enveloped by comfortable circumstances, Siddhartha hardly noticed their passing. He had become rich. He had long possessed a house of his own and his own servants, and a garden at the outskirts of town, by the river. People liked him; they came to him if they wanted money or advice" (75).

=The Comic=

=Analysis= This comic is about the routine of my daily life. I wake up usually around 7:00 in the morning. When I wake up I check how the temperature of the weather outside so I can choose what to wear for that day, then I go do my daily hygiene. I go take a shower, change clothes, brush teeth, mouthwash, then finally floss. By the time all of this is done it's already 7:30 but I only felt like 10 minutes has passed - I feel like Siddhartha at the time because time goes by so quick. I guess you can say that "the years [pass] by... [and I] hardly [notice] their passing" (75). I get on the bus to go to school at 8:15. We arrive at school around 8:45. I learn and learn then eat lunch and then learn and learn some more until I go home. Usually when I arrive home I go out and play some ball with friends or my cousin for about an hour or so. After that I go back inside and do my homework which on average is about 2 hours. When I am done I go and eat dinner with my family at 7:00. Dinner is finished and it's about 8:00. During this time I routinely go upstairs and either play some video games or watch TV (my favorite show is The Walking Dead) until 10:00. When it becomes 10:00 I go and do my daily hygiene routine of brushing, mouth washing, and flossing. After that I go to sleep at 11:30 but I actually fall asleep at 11:00. Wake up the next morning and start the day all over again... unless it's a weekend!

=The Sound= media type="youtube" key="mNQgABsUfK8" height="315" width="560"

Lyrics:
"Our stream of conscience flows Under the streets below The rivers made of sound Still running underground Runs like a silent flood We run as thick as blood"

Quote from the text:
"Siddhartha learned something new on every step of his path, for the world was transformed and he was enthralled." (45).

Analysis:
This song was inspired by John M. Perkins who was a civil rights activist who believed in forgiveness to the oppression. The lyrical bent of the song speaks of the country's past racism that still "runs through our veins" and cries out from the ground. Siddhartha once went across a river on a ferry. The ferryman took him there but once they arrived Siddhartha had nothing to pay him. Rather than becoming angry with Siddhartha, the ferryman instead decided to befriend him. John M. Perkins believed in friendship and love How the ferryman chose to bid Siddhartha "Farewell" and say "may your friendship be my payment" (ferryman 49) is more than enough to express the expression of love and forgiveness among people. This quote serves as a great connection to it.

=Beyond the Sea= media type="youtube" key="m8OlDPqYBLw" height="360" width="480"

Lyrics:
"Somewhere beyond the sea Somewhere waiting for me  My lover stands on golden sands  And watches the ships that go sailin

Somewhere beyond the sea She's there watching for me If I could fly like birds on high Then straight to her arms I'd go sailin' [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/b/bobby_darin/beyond_the_sea.html ] It's far beyond the stars It's near beyond the moon I know beyond a doubt My heart will lead me there soon

We'll meet beyond the shore We'll kiss just as before Happy we'll be beyond the sea And never again I'll go sailin'

I know beyond a doubt My heart will lead me there soon We'll meet (I know we'll meet) beyond the shore We'll kiss just as before Happy we'll be beyond the sea And never again I'll go sailin'

No more sailin' So long sailin' Bye bye sailin'..."

Quote from the text:
"When Siddhartha greeted her, she raised her head and looked at him with a smile, so that he could see the whites of her eyes shining." (50).

Analysis:
I chose this quote because it ties in greatly with the song. The song "beyond the sea" originally by Bobby Darin is a song about a man who is trying to find a lost love and finds her in at sea. Much like Siddhartha in the book when he meets Kamala except he meets her at a river. In the book when he gets off the ferry at the river "Siddhartha saw how beautiful she was and his heart rejoiced." (Hesse 51) The lyrics of the song tell a story of a man who goes sailing in the sea to find his lost love and when he finds her he will be with her together. Siddhartha is just like this only he unintentionally finds her.

=Dark Horses= media type="youtube" key="5_5oE0ijhKg" height="315" width="560"

Lyrics:
"Born for the blue skies We'll survive the rain Born for the sunrise We'll survive the pain"

Quote from the text:
"The young men thanked him for his good wishes, returned his bow, and departed." (24)

Analysis:
Switchfoot is one of the three rock bands that I actually like in the rock genre and this song is also one of the rare few songs I like in rock. When I thought about rebirth this song instantly came up into my mind because of the lyrics. I can say that the quote expresses Siddhartha and Govinda's journey together from the Samanas to Gotama. The song is sings about not giving up and that is what I think connects with Siddhartha's journey to find enlightenment. Siddhartha has been with the Samanas for 3 years and soon he realizes that self discipline is not the key to reaching enlightenment. Word reaches him that a buddha called Gotama has broken the chain of Karma and he sets out to find him "But the old man was angry that both young men wished to leave him and he raised his voice and scolded them strongly." (Hesse 23). Siddhartha soon hypnotizes him and continues to journey on the path to find Gotama. At that moment he could have just listened to his master and give up, but instead he decides to move on forward and that is what I think ties the song with in to Siddhartha. =

OM=

Part 1
Sydney Guatemala is the son of Samuel Guatemala, the richest entrepreneur in the world. He grew up living a vastly prosperous life in the states, being groomed each day and learned about the knowledge of the world so that he may one day take over in his father's shoes. Everybody knew him and he made everyone happy, especially his best friend Glenn. His father loved him more than anything in the world. "There was a happiness in his father's heart because of his son who was intelligent and thirsty for knowledge." (Hesse 4). Deep down Sydney feels incomplete and hollow. One day he sees a bunch of hippie hobos wandering the streets. He finally goes and tells his father about his troubles and that he wishes to follow the ways of the hipsters in order to learn more about the outside world. His father rejects his statement at first, but then changes his mind since he knows he cannot reverse his sons. Sidney leaves the mansion and is joined by Glenn and so they both quickly adapt to the lifestyle of the hippies/hobos. Both young men travel and live with hippies/hobos for three years. During those quick three years Sydney loses his desire for property, clothing, sexuality, and all sustenance except that required to live due to the way of life of the hobo. After the three years followed, Sydney still feels a hollow emptiness inside him. He and Glenn suddenly learn about a masterful professor named Goatsy who had just recently acquired one of the most prestigious books of knowledge in the world called **Nirvana**. Both friends plan to leave their "wolf pack" but the wisest hippie of the group tells him not to leave. Sidney gives the wise man a strange almost **hypnotic** look that paralyzes him with fear, the wise man bids them farewell. Sydney and Glenn both continue their journey to find professor Goatsy.

Part 2
One day while the two friends are traveling on the road they miraculously run into Goatsy and his followers. Goatsy takes them in. Sydney asks where is the book of knowledge and too his surprise Goatsy tells him he had already burned when he was done reading because he already had all of the knowledge in his head. Sydney asks the professor to teach them the knowledge. Goatsy agrees to teach them. After a few lessons, Glenn has learned a lot from the wise man, but Sydney still feels like he has accomplished nothing. He leaves the group in order to find a different kind of knowledge while Glenn decides to stay with the group and learn more. He decides to embark on a quest for the knowledge of physical desires in the world. Sydney wandered around the world. One week he traveled to a mysterious city in China near the Yangtze river. He met a nice ferryman who took him to the city. When Sydney had reached his destination he met a beautiful courtesan named Katrina. He soon expects that Katrina would be the perfect one to teach him about the magical ways of love, but Katrina tells him that she would not accept him as a pupil until he gets a job and cleans himself up. With the help of Katrina he soon learns to become a merchant employee under the supervision of the businessman Kawaswami. He becomes a master at trading under Kawaswami. Katrina then accepts and teaches him the ways of love. During the teachings they become lovers. Over the years he becomes rich with Katrina as his wife. During those years he enjoys his affluent life and the pleasures of it such as gambling, drinking, and dancing. As the years fly by his popularity and charisma in the city grow, but his conscience also grew tired of his life despite the benefits of it. "People liked him; they came to him if they wanted money or advice." (Hesse 75).

Part 3
Sydney realizes that this life of his will become the doom of him because he is not seeking out the rest of the knowledge in which he was originally planning to do. So one night he decides to escape this trap by leaving the village behind without notifying Katrina or Kawaswami. Sydney wanders upon the clear starlit waters of the Yangtze river. Thoughts of suicide by drowning himself raced through his head, but he instead falls asleep on the riverbank. While he is asleep, Glenn (who is now a very wealthy traveling businessman) passes by him but doesn't recognize Sydney. Glenn sees some snakes by the sleeper and makes the choice to watch over him in his sleep in order to protect him. When Sydney wakes up he recognizes Glenn. The two long lost friends have tea by the river and catch up on a lot of events. Glenn soon leaves to continue his travels. Sydney heads to seek out the ferryman he met years before. He finds out that the ferryman is called Victor, and that he is the wisest man in the world who knows everything about existence by studying the river over the years. Victor offers to let Sydney study along side him. Sydney takes up the offer. While he studies near the river he keeps on hearing the word "Om." Sydney does not know "what is the reason for feeling happiness." (Siddhartha 95). One day Katrina set's out on a pilgrimage with her son to visit The great Goatsy who is said to be dying. On the way a snake bites Katrina. Victor and Sydney sees this and they try to help her. Before she dies she tells Sydney that he is the father of the child. His son is spoiled rotten and hates living the life of the two ferrymen. One day his son steals all of the two men's money and runs off into the city. For many years Sydney studied the river. Victor reveals to him all of his secrets and knowledge of the world before retiring into the forest. Sydney now becomes the new Ferryman. One day Glenn comes back to the river to visit Sydney and he shares with him the knowledge that he has attained over the many years. After the long talk, they both head back to the city where they first became friends. Sydney is now complete and he takes over his father's place as an entrepreneur and so does Glenn along side him. The two friends have at last found the knowledge that they were seeking for.

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