1. End Up Here - 5 Seconds of Summer
"my friends say I should knock you down before you figure me out and you runaway, but you don't and you won't as you kiss me as you tell me that you're here to stay"
End Up Here can remind Siddhartha about his love for Kamala, even though he thinks in the beginning that he shouldn't be with her or that he shouldn't love her, he ends up discovering his love for her anyway. No matter what her occupation is or her views on life, she loves him no matter what and they belonged together.
2. Gone, Gone, Gone - Phillip Phillips
"give me reasons to believe"
Siddhartha went on his journey to find himself spiritually, he wanted to believe in something greater than what hew as originally told. He wanted a new life of his own beliefs and of his own discoveries.
3. Hold On - Jonas Brothers
" we don't have time left to regret"
Siddhartha can listen to Hold On and look at it as a song that gives advice to its listeners because it tells a story on how to keep moving forward and not be afraid because if you simply wait and keep a positive attitude, things will change for the better. Siddhartha looked for better attitudes when he stayed with Kamaswami and learned for better things in the bushiness world.
4. Long Way Home - 5 Seconds of Summer
"so we're taking the long way home, cause i don't wanna be wasting my time alone"
When Siddhartha reconnects with his son, he can spend more time with him to get the chance to learn more about his son and the life he had with Kamala. Everything takes time when it comes to learning new things, and Siddhartha spent most of his time learning about the new life he wanted, now he can learn about the life he'll want with his son.
5. Rude - MAGIC!
"why you gotta be so rude? don't you know I'm human too?"
When Siddhartha discovered the realities of human life, that everyone gets sick, and everyone dies, and that not everyone is a nice person. He probably questioned why people act rude sometimes and why people die. Siddhartha can listen to this song and reflect on the moment when he discovered the way humanity worked and reminisce on the lessons he learned since then.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Siddhartha Abridged
"And he came back after an hour, he came back after two hours, looked through the small window, saw Siddhartha standing, in the moon light, by the light of the stars, in the darkness. And he came back hour after hour, silently, he looked into the chamber, saw him standing in the same place, filled his heart with anger, filled his heart with unrest, filled his heart with anguish, filled it with sadness"(6).
"Silently, Siddhartha exposed himself to burning rays of the sun directly above, glowing with pain, glowing with thirst, and stood there, until he neither felt any pain nor thirst any more. Silently, he stood there in the rainy season, from his hair the water was dripping over freezing shoulders, over freezing hips and legs, and the penitent stood there, until he could not feel the cold in his shoulders and legs any more, until they were silent, until they were quiet"(8).
"But Siddhartha urged him to walk on. They thanked and left and hardly had to ask for directions, for rather many pilgrims and monks as well from Gotama's community were on their way to the Jetavana. And since they reached it at night, there were constant arrivals, shouts, and talk of those who sought shelter and got it. The two Samanas, accustomed to life in the forest, found quickly and without making any noise a place to stay and rested there until the morning"(13).
"[The next morning] Siddhartha opened his eyes and looked around, a smile filled his face and a feeling of awakening from long dreams flowed through him from his head down to his toes. And it was not long before he walked again, walked quickly like a man who knows what he has got to do"(18).
"Siddhartha learned something new on every step of his path, for the world was transformed, and his heart was enchanted. He saw the sun rising over the mountains with their forests and setting over the distant beach with its palm-trees. At night, he saw the stars in the sky in their fixed positions and the crescent of the moon floating like a boat in the blue. He saw trees, stars, animals, clouds, rainbows, rocks, herbs, flowers, stream and river, the glistening dew in the bushes in the morning, distant hight mountains which were blue and pale, birds sang and bees, wind silverishly blew through the rice-field. All of this, a thousand-fold and colourful, had always been there, always the sun and the moon had shone, always rivers had roared and bees had buzzed, but in former times all of this had been nothing more to Siddhartha than a fleeting, deceptive veil before his eyes, looked upon in distrust, destined to be penetrated and destroyed by thought, since it was not the essential existence, since this essence lay beyond, on the other side of, the visible. But now, his liberated eyes stayed on this side, he saw and became aware of the visible, sought to be at home in this world, did not search for the true essence, did not aim at a world beyond"(20).
"Siddhartha stayed for several days in that village, treated the farmers for a drink, gave copper-coins to their children, joined in the celebration of a wedding, and returned extremely satisfied from his trip. Kamaswami held against him that he had not turned back right away, that he had wasted time and money. Siddhartha answered: "Stop scolding, dear friend! Nothing was ever achieved by scolding. If a loss has occurred, let me bear that loss. I am very satisfied with this trip. I have gotten to know many kinds of people, a Brahman has become my friend, children have sat on my knees, farmers have shown me their fields, nobody knew that I was a merchant"(30).
"And after each big loss, his mind was set on new riches, pursued the trade more zealously, forced his debtors more strictly to pay, because he wanted to continue gambling, he wanted to continue squandering, continue demonstrating his disdain of wealth. Siddhartha lost his calmness when losses occurred, lost his patience when he was not payed on time, lost his kindness towards beggars, lost his disposition for giving away and loaning money to those who petitioned him. He, who gambled away tens of thousands at one roll of the dice and laughed at it, became more strict and more petty in his business, occasionally dreaming at night about money! And whenever he woke up from this ugly spell, whenever he found his face in the mirror at the bedroom's wall to have aged and become more ugly"(34).
"Then, out of remote areas of his soul, out of past times of his now weary life, a sound stirred up. It was a word, a syllable, which he, without thinking, with a slurred voice, spoke to himself, the old word which is the beginning and the end of all prayers of the Brahmans, the holy "Om", which roughly means "that what is perfect" or "the completion". And in the moment when the sound of "Om" touched Siddhartha's ear, his dormant spirit suddenly woke up and realized the foolishness of his actions"(38).
"You will learn it," spoke Vasudeva, "but not from me. The river has taught me to listen, from it you will learn it as well. It knows everything, the river, everything can be learned from it. See, you've already learned this from the water too, that it is good to strive downwards, to sink, to seek depth. The rich and elegant Siddhartha is becoming an oarsman's servant, the learned Brahman Siddhartha becomes a ferryman: this has also been told to you by the river. You'll learn that other thing from it as well"(45).
"No, Vasudeva, I don't do anything of this." Troubled, Siddhartha looked to the ground. Quietly, he asked: "What do you think should I do?"(51).
"Slowly blossomed, slowly ripened in Siddhartha the realisation, the knowledge, what wisdom actually was, what the goal of his long search was. It was nothing but a readiness of the soul, an ability, a secret art, to think every moment, while living his life, the thought of oneness, to be able to feel and inhale the oneness. Slowly this blossomed in him, was shining back at him from Vasudeva's old, childlike face: harmony, knowledge of the eternal perfection of the world, smiling, oneness"(56).
"Everything is one-sided which can be thought with thoughts and said with words, it's all one-sided, all just one half, all lacks completeness, roundness, oneness. When the exalted Gotama spoke in his teachings of the world, he had to divide it into Sansara and Nirvana, into deception and truth, into suffering and salvation. It cannot be done differently, there is no other way for him who wants to teach. But the world itself, what exists around us and inside of us, is never one-sided"(60).
"Silently, Siddhartha exposed himself to burning rays of the sun directly above, glowing with pain, glowing with thirst, and stood there, until he neither felt any pain nor thirst any more. Silently, he stood there in the rainy season, from his hair the water was dripping over freezing shoulders, over freezing hips and legs, and the penitent stood there, until he could not feel the cold in his shoulders and legs any more, until they were silent, until they were quiet"(8).
"But Siddhartha urged him to walk on. They thanked and left and hardly had to ask for directions, for rather many pilgrims and monks as well from Gotama's community were on their way to the Jetavana. And since they reached it at night, there were constant arrivals, shouts, and talk of those who sought shelter and got it. The two Samanas, accustomed to life in the forest, found quickly and without making any noise a place to stay and rested there until the morning"(13).
"[The next morning] Siddhartha opened his eyes and looked around, a smile filled his face and a feeling of awakening from long dreams flowed through him from his head down to his toes. And it was not long before he walked again, walked quickly like a man who knows what he has got to do"(18).
"Siddhartha learned something new on every step of his path, for the world was transformed, and his heart was enchanted. He saw the sun rising over the mountains with their forests and setting over the distant beach with its palm-trees. At night, he saw the stars in the sky in their fixed positions and the crescent of the moon floating like a boat in the blue. He saw trees, stars, animals, clouds, rainbows, rocks, herbs, flowers, stream and river, the glistening dew in the bushes in the morning, distant hight mountains which were blue and pale, birds sang and bees, wind silverishly blew through the rice-field. All of this, a thousand-fold and colourful, had always been there, always the sun and the moon had shone, always rivers had roared and bees had buzzed, but in former times all of this had been nothing more to Siddhartha than a fleeting, deceptive veil before his eyes, looked upon in distrust, destined to be penetrated and destroyed by thought, since it was not the essential existence, since this essence lay beyond, on the other side of, the visible. But now, his liberated eyes stayed on this side, he saw and became aware of the visible, sought to be at home in this world, did not search for the true essence, did not aim at a world beyond"(20).
"Siddhartha stayed for several days in that village, treated the farmers for a drink, gave copper-coins to their children, joined in the celebration of a wedding, and returned extremely satisfied from his trip. Kamaswami held against him that he had not turned back right away, that he had wasted time and money. Siddhartha answered: "Stop scolding, dear friend! Nothing was ever achieved by scolding. If a loss has occurred, let me bear that loss. I am very satisfied with this trip. I have gotten to know many kinds of people, a Brahman has become my friend, children have sat on my knees, farmers have shown me their fields, nobody knew that I was a merchant"(30).
"And after each big loss, his mind was set on new riches, pursued the trade more zealously, forced his debtors more strictly to pay, because he wanted to continue gambling, he wanted to continue squandering, continue demonstrating his disdain of wealth. Siddhartha lost his calmness when losses occurred, lost his patience when he was not payed on time, lost his kindness towards beggars, lost his disposition for giving away and loaning money to those who petitioned him. He, who gambled away tens of thousands at one roll of the dice and laughed at it, became more strict and more petty in his business, occasionally dreaming at night about money! And whenever he woke up from this ugly spell, whenever he found his face in the mirror at the bedroom's wall to have aged and become more ugly"(34).
"Then, out of remote areas of his soul, out of past times of his now weary life, a sound stirred up. It was a word, a syllable, which he, without thinking, with a slurred voice, spoke to himself, the old word which is the beginning and the end of all prayers of the Brahmans, the holy "Om", which roughly means "that what is perfect" or "the completion". And in the moment when the sound of "Om" touched Siddhartha's ear, his dormant spirit suddenly woke up and realized the foolishness of his actions"(38).
"You will learn it," spoke Vasudeva, "but not from me. The river has taught me to listen, from it you will learn it as well. It knows everything, the river, everything can be learned from it. See, you've already learned this from the water too, that it is good to strive downwards, to sink, to seek depth. The rich and elegant Siddhartha is becoming an oarsman's servant, the learned Brahman Siddhartha becomes a ferryman: this has also been told to you by the river. You'll learn that other thing from it as well"(45).
"No, Vasudeva, I don't do anything of this." Troubled, Siddhartha looked to the ground. Quietly, he asked: "What do you think should I do?"(51).
"Slowly blossomed, slowly ripened in Siddhartha the realisation, the knowledge, what wisdom actually was, what the goal of his long search was. It was nothing but a readiness of the soul, an ability, a secret art, to think every moment, while living his life, the thought of oneness, to be able to feel and inhale the oneness. Slowly this blossomed in him, was shining back at him from Vasudeva's old, childlike face: harmony, knowledge of the eternal perfection of the world, smiling, oneness"(56).
"Everything is one-sided which can be thought with thoughts and said with words, it's all one-sided, all just one half, all lacks completeness, roundness, oneness. When the exalted Gotama spoke in his teachings of the world, he had to divide it into Sansara and Nirvana, into deception and truth, into suffering and salvation. It cannot be done differently, there is no other way for him who wants to teach. But the world itself, what exists around us and inside of us, is never one-sided"(60).
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Film Adaptation
Characters:
Ben Stiller as Siddhartha:
- he can commit to a person who interprets any circumstance as an opportunity to reach his goal of learning from both the physical and spiritual worlds, which was Siddhartha's main goal in order to reach enlightenment.
Matthew McConaughey as Govinda:
- he can be a great supporting actor and will demonstrate the importance of friendship in Siddhartha, Govinda is sometimes a follower of Siddhartha's but is always a supportive friend.
Vanessa Hudgens as Kamala:
- not only is Vanessa beautiful, she's kind and interpretive, she fits Kamala perfectly because she's can use her beauty to tempt Siddhartha but will be kind when it is time to have his son and express her true feelings for Siddhartha.
Ansel Elgort as Siddharta's Son:
- he can play a rebellious son that strongly dislikes his father, he can make the role of Siddhartha's son more dramatic than he seems. Ansel can pick a fight and feel strongly about his opinions, which will come in handy while dealing with Siddhartha.
Morgan Freeman as Vasudeva:
- as being one of the most famous actors of all time, Morgan Freeman is considered an inspiration. Playing the role of Vasudeva gives him the opportunity to express his beliefs in this role, he'll be able to guide Siddhartha to understand what he really wants and inspire him to achieve it.
Robert Downey Jr as Kamaswami:
- Kamaswami is a businessman that teaches Siddharta the art of business, Robert can fit this character perfectly because a man of business is a man who is serious and committed to being among others who do the same, and being in a place where business is a necessity like the city. He can show Siddharta how well he can do with a life of business.
Johnny Depp as Buddha:
- also being one of the most famous actors of all time, being given the role of Buddha would be a challenge and a honor for Depp as he can take his acting to a new level by letting his spirit out. As Buddha someone needs to have complete access to their spirit to be an inspiration to what Siddharta was trying to get, he can be a reward and a leader to Siddharta.
Setting:
- The film will take place in New York, a place where it is close enough to a city for Siddharta to learn his business from Kamaswami and to meet Kamala, where he can escape into the state of New York to be surrounded by nature when he reaches his enlightenment, and be near the harbors of New York and the docks when he meets Vasudeva, the ferryman that guides him and teaches him the values of believing in himself. It will be of purpose to the plot of the story and the themes of Siddharta's journey while taking the attention of the audience into consideration because people today love the atmosphere of city life and the beauty of nature in up-state New-York.
HOWEVER: (modern changes)
Instead of Siddhartha only reaching out to his son when Kamala dies, Siddhartha will have received notice from Kamala herself because she is not dead. Siddhartha's son will have come from a broken home, living a poor life with his single mom who works long hours to put food on the table with a heart broken by Siddhartha. His son will reach out to him in hopes of getting the two of them back together to have the family he always wanted, but this becomes an obstacle in Siddharta's journey to enlightenment.
- this will grab the attention of the audience and make it more entertaining. the audience will be at the edge of their seat in hopes of if Siddharta and Kamala will rekindle their love and have a proper family or if Siddhartha will continue his journey alone and return later. It lets girls and women of today connect with Kamala more because instead of her being a cortisone, she is now hard working and deserves more.
Ben Stiller as Siddhartha:
- he can commit to a person who interprets any circumstance as an opportunity to reach his goal of learning from both the physical and spiritual worlds, which was Siddhartha's main goal in order to reach enlightenment.
Matthew McConaughey as Govinda:
- he can be a great supporting actor and will demonstrate the importance of friendship in Siddhartha, Govinda is sometimes a follower of Siddhartha's but is always a supportive friend.
Vanessa Hudgens as Kamala:
- not only is Vanessa beautiful, she's kind and interpretive, she fits Kamala perfectly because she's can use her beauty to tempt Siddhartha but will be kind when it is time to have his son and express her true feelings for Siddhartha.
Ansel Elgort as Siddharta's Son:
- he can play a rebellious son that strongly dislikes his father, he can make the role of Siddhartha's son more dramatic than he seems. Ansel can pick a fight and feel strongly about his opinions, which will come in handy while dealing with Siddhartha.
Morgan Freeman as Vasudeva:
- as being one of the most famous actors of all time, Morgan Freeman is considered an inspiration. Playing the role of Vasudeva gives him the opportunity to express his beliefs in this role, he'll be able to guide Siddhartha to understand what he really wants and inspire him to achieve it.
Robert Downey Jr as Kamaswami:
- Kamaswami is a businessman that teaches Siddharta the art of business, Robert can fit this character perfectly because a man of business is a man who is serious and committed to being among others who do the same, and being in a place where business is a necessity like the city. He can show Siddharta how well he can do with a life of business.
Johnny Depp as Buddha:
- also being one of the most famous actors of all time, being given the role of Buddha would be a challenge and a honor for Depp as he can take his acting to a new level by letting his spirit out. As Buddha someone needs to have complete access to their spirit to be an inspiration to what Siddharta was trying to get, he can be a reward and a leader to Siddharta.
Setting:
- The film will take place in New York, a place where it is close enough to a city for Siddharta to learn his business from Kamaswami and to meet Kamala, where he can escape into the state of New York to be surrounded by nature when he reaches his enlightenment, and be near the harbors of New York and the docks when he meets Vasudeva, the ferryman that guides him and teaches him the values of believing in himself. It will be of purpose to the plot of the story and the themes of Siddharta's journey while taking the attention of the audience into consideration because people today love the atmosphere of city life and the beauty of nature in up-state New-York.
HOWEVER: (modern changes)
Instead of Siddhartha only reaching out to his son when Kamala dies, Siddhartha will have received notice from Kamala herself because she is not dead. Siddhartha's son will have come from a broken home, living a poor life with his single mom who works long hours to put food on the table with a heart broken by Siddhartha. His son will reach out to him in hopes of getting the two of them back together to have the family he always wanted, but this becomes an obstacle in Siddharta's journey to enlightenment.
- this will grab the attention of the audience and make it more entertaining. the audience will be at the edge of their seat in hopes of if Siddharta and Kamala will rekindle their love and have a proper family or if Siddhartha will continue his journey alone and return later. It lets girls and women of today connect with Kamala more because instead of her being a cortisone, she is now hard working and deserves more.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Modern Images of Siddhartha
Siddhartha's journey was all about reaching enlightenment and finding peace within himself and the world around him. Monks in China follow his guide to finding enlightenment themselves and they dedicate their life to religion and meditation to do so. This boy is as determined as Siddhartha was to find righteousness, even though he still has a far journey ahead of him, he'll follow the 8 fold path and 4 Noble Truths to reach his goal for the middle way, to live in a spiritual and physical world, and to find meaning in the world he lives in.
Geoffrin, Tom. What is an Authentic Spiritual Journey?. March 23, 2012. 512 x 768.
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