Master of Two Worlds
He no longer saw the face of his friend Siddhartha, instead he saw other faces, many, a long sequence, a flowing river of faces, of hundreds, of thousands, which all came and disappeared, and yet all seemed to be there simultaneously, which all constantly changed and renewed themselves, and which were still all Siddhartha" (98).
Explanation The quote regarding Siddhartha understanding his mastery of two worlds is with another person. Govinda is attempting to understand all that Siddhartha has learned; Siddhartha shows him by kissing him on the forehead, being ever-changing and fluent. Siddhartha understands both the spiritual and physical side of life. He mastered both, exists in neither, is fully within each. He gain his mastery by letting go of these feelings preventing him from gaining spirtuality and loses emotions, separating himself entirely from spirtuality. His lack of caring, is what makes it possible for him to join Buddha as an awakened one.
He no longer saw the face of his friend Siddhartha, instead he saw other faces, many, a long sequence, a flowing river of faces, of hundreds, of thousands, which all came and disappeared, and yet all seemed to be there simultaneously, which all constantly changed and renewed themselves, and which were still all Siddhartha" (98).
Explanation The quote regarding Siddhartha understanding his mastery of two worlds is with another person. Govinda is attempting to understand all that Siddhartha has learned; Siddhartha shows him by kissing him on the forehead, being ever-changing and fluent. Siddhartha understands both the spiritual and physical side of life. He mastered both, exists in neither, is fully within each. He gain his mastery by letting go of these feelings preventing him from gaining spirtuality and loses emotions, separating himself entirely from spirtuality. His lack of caring, is what makes it possible for him to join Buddha as an awakened one.