Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Questions Siddhartha #3


Questions Siddhartha #3


1. Will Siddhartha take care of his child?
2. Will a child bring “happiness” and “purpose” to his life?
3.Will a child be exactly what he needed?
4. What were Siddhartha’s reason/purposes for going back to the ferry man?
5. Did he get what he was looking for doing so?
6. Why would Siddhartha have suicidal thoughts?
7. What would make him so depressed?
8. How is suicide viewed in Buddhist culture?
9. Is Hinduism and Buddhism the same, similar or totally different?
10. What is the meaning and importance behind the golden bird? 
11. What are characteristics of “the godly one”?
12. Do you think Siddhartha was in a way jealous of the Buddha?
13. Why did Siddhartha not join the Buddha?
14. Do you think enlightenment is experienced or taught?
15. Was the Buddha trying to use reversed psychology on Siddhartha? 

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