One must follow the Eightfold path to become one with oneself however, Siddhartha is trying to find his paths of paths to obtain Nirvana. Nirvana is known as the path of paths because no one can reach it in the same way everyone must obtain it in their own way. As a boy he started out as a Brahman and as time went on he felt he could no longer learn anything more from the Brahmans. He then protested to his father until he let his son become a Samana. By making all these changes in his life Siddhartha is trying to reach his Nirvana. In order for him to reach his Nirvana he must learn and understand every aspect of the Eightfold path and the Four great truths. Siddhartha also realizes that no one else can help him obtain Nirvana this is something he has to do alone. Nirvana can’t be taught or learned it must be understood by the specific individual. …show more content…
Siddhartha believes that the feeling of knowledge is when an individual has learned everything from a specific area and can no longer learn from that specific area. It is then at this time when the individual should move on and continue learning and expanding their knowledge. Siddhartha started his journey out as a Brahman and when his knowledge of the Brahman doctrine could no longer be added to the young Siddhartha transitioned into a Samana.
Siddhartha learned many valuable lessons from the Samanas “He learned how to take many paths away from self. He took the path of liberation from self through pain, through voluntary suffering and conquest of the pain,hunger and fatigue.”(pg 8) The pain, hunger and fatigue caused him suffering for the first time he learned what suffering was like. He had never experienced this before. After he had learned how to suffer and separate his inner self from his body he decided that he could no longer learn anymore from the