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Section/Pages: End of section 25 - 59
Members Present: Matteo, Jean-Louis, David

Discussion Highlights:
- Siddhartha is maturing and realizing what he truly wants
- Kamala is greatly helping Siddhartha, and making him advance from a poor Samana to a seemingly wealthy merchant
- Siddhartha’s ability to fast greatly aids him in his journeys, allowing him to pursue things not focused on satisfying his hunger
- Siddhartha has a unique ability to speak well with people of all classes, including Kamala and the wealthy merchant
- It was very strange at the part in the city, as we thought the book was about religious values and did not expect for Siddhartha to fall into a life of gambling and sex.

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Section/Pages: 16 - End of Part 1
Members Present: Jean Louis, Sean, Matteo

Discussion Highlights:
- Why was Govinda kept around for so long if he was just going to leave? - Maybe to show that Siddhartha would have to abandon his past life, including his family and friends, to obtain enlightenment.
- How is there a Buddha in the story that Siddhartha met? I thought that Siddhartha became Buddha?
- The book is interesting so far but a little hard to understand, as it is focused on Siddhartha’s philosophy.

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Section/Pages: 60 - End
Members Present: Everybody

Discussion Highlights:
- Question asked: Why was Siddhartha’s son included? He did not add much to the story besides stealing the money and running away.
- He was maybe included to show a parallel with Siddhartha and his father, and to teach him that he must truly let things he loves go in order to find true peace.
- Siddhartha ends with him finally attaining the spiritual peace that he wanted all along, although he struggled on the way there.
- It was nice to see Govinda and Siddhartha reunite at the end of the novel, both having taken different paths and both being much smarter than

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"I do not seek to walk on water," said Siddhartha. "Let old

Samanas be content with such feats!"
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Siddhartha isn’t content with performing miracles, he wants to find and do something truly meaningful. - SG

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“It’s true that a drinker numbs his senses, it’s true he briefly escapes and rests, but he’ll return from the delusion, finds everything to be unchanged, has not become wiser, has gathered enlightenment,—has not risen several steps” - AJ

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One major theme that is developing throughout the book is enlightenment. Siddhartha grows to become satisfied  and desire less in his life, contrary to his upbringing. “Did not Atman dwell inside him, did not the primal source flow within his own heart?” - MM

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Name:David Mijango
Email:25273dm@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Sean Ginnane
Email: 25154sg@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Matteo Moscheni
Email: 25418mm@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Alex Jean-Louis
Email:

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READ WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO READ

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Section/Pages: 1 - 15
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
- Siddhartha shows great obedience through his experience of asking his father whether or not he can leave to become a Samana
- Siddhartha is unhappy with the physical world/pleasures
- SIddhartha connects his soul with the animals that he sees throughout his journey
- We predict that Siddhartha will find how to remove the earthly desires and pleasures from his life

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Meeting 1 Date: Wed Jan 17
Pages / Section: 1-15

Meeting 2 Date: Thu Jan 25
Pages / Section: 16 - End of Part 1

Meeting 3 Date: Mon Feb 5
Pages / Section: 30 - 60

Meeting 4 Date: Tue 13
Pages / Section: 60 - End

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NEVER DO NOTHING

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Why did Govinda still follow Siddhartha even though he was going to abandon the Brahman ways? - SG

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“Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.” - DM

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“Why should I not attain what I decided to undertake yesterday?” - MM

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BE RESPECTFUL

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“What is meditation? What is abandonment of the body? What is fasting? What is the holding of breath? It is a flight from the Self, it is a temporary escape from the torment of Self.” - MM

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The Importance of the Inner Self in Enlightenment become apparent through Siddhartha’s jouthey - he learns that his path is unique to him, and will not be the same as Govinda or anybody else.

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And thus is my thought, oh exalted one, nobody will obtain salvation by means of teachings!
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No one is able to reach salvation by just being taught about it, but they must experience it for themselves to be truly enlightened. - MM

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“He whose reflective pure spirit sinks into Atman Knows bliss inexpressible through words." - DM

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One developing theme in this part of the book is inner vs. exterior guidance, and who we trust to give us advice. Siddhartha learns that he should trust himself over others, in order to avoid being led astray. - DM

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1. Overall, we thought that this book was ok. It was not the best in the world but it was interesting to read about Siddhartha’s life as he progressed on his journey.
2. At the beginning of the story, we all assumed that this book was about the life of Buddha, as the main characters name was Siddhartha, but now we know that it is a story about a journey of spiritual enlightenment and about how no one can be perfect in life, but you must learn from mistakes and keep moving forward to the goals you want.
3. All of our members read and finished the book in this meeting, allowing for us to have a good discussion about the ending.

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“How deaf and stupid have I been!" he thought, walking swiftly along. "When someone reads a text, wants to discover its meaning, he will not scorn the symbols and letters and call them deceptions, coincidence, and worthless hull, but he will read them, he will study and love them, letter by letter.”
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Siddhartha realizes that to truly be enlightened, he must not ignore the world but incorporate it. - AJ

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1. We think that Siddhartha will continue on his journey, gaining fame and recognition for being an enlightened journeyman.
2. This book is interesting, but it is slow at times and is very hard to
3. One thing that our club does well is keeping pace with each other, as we were all able to read the part that we assigned in time.

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1. We all believe that the book will get interesting over time because the beginning we found to be intriguing. -DM
2. This book has religious values that we learn. - MM
3. Everyone in our group read the part assigned. - AJ

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1. We are pretty meh about this book in general, as it is interesting but slow paced and not a very action packed read.
2. One thing our group did well was that we all read and were well prepared for our discussion, leading to a very good analysis of what we read.
3. We think that Siddhartha will find enlightenment by the end of his journey.

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Book Rating: 6/10
Reasoning:
I think the book had a good storyline, and had a great overall message to the book. However, it wasn’t scantly as eventful as I would have liked it to be. Nonetheless, I think that there is some really good content and specific quotes in the text that you can really apply to in your every day life.

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Rating: 4/10
Reasoning:
I did not really enjoy this book, as I prefer a more fast paced, action packed book. This book, on the other hand, was slow and almost uneventful. I would recommend this to a student who enjoys a more calm, ideological read.

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6/10
I think that this book was very interesting and had a good story, and would recommend it to other people if they are looking for something to read. However, the book can be very slow and tedious at times, and if someone prefers action in novels, they may not enjoy it.

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Rating: 5/10
Reasoning:
I did not particularly enjoy this book very much, due to its slow pacing and lack of action. It was more of an intellectual book, leading it to be more of a slow read and not very enjoyable in my mind. I would not recommend it to other students.