The river strongly influenced Siddhartha during his quest for enlightenment and, also, throughout his life. Siddhartha’s most profound realizations have come out of what he has learned from the river. The river represents the continuous flow of life to Siddhartha. Reflections of the cycle of nature appeared in the river to Siddhartha during some of the most crucial times of his life. The river had always remained flowing, although Siddhartha was constantly changing…yet …showed first 75 words of 693 total…

…showed last 75 words of 693 total…to not fear for Kamala’s death, also. He realizes that her death is another part of the life cycle. He knew that nature was the place that would receive him in the end. As you can see, the river had much strong influence to Siddhartha. His most profound life lessons were learned because of the river. Siddhartha realized that nature, and especially the river, held all the answers to his many questions of life.