Existence: The Phases of Evolution Towards the Meaning of Life Through Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Abstract

To exist is to be in reality. The nature of reality is to omit what hides the truth. Moreover, this helps to identify the meaning of life. Why is it important to identify the meaning of life? How to do it? The significance of finding the meaning or truth of life is that it brings a person to consciousness and makes them realise the purpose of life. It has to be done through self-realisation. There are several occasions when humans ponder with self-questioning and obliviousness. At those points, the meaning or truth aids one with the acts of consciousness to set the path accordingly with the purpose realised. This realisation cannot be achieved solely through thought. It can be realised after experiencing all the odds and interconnections of life. The research paper explores the phases of evolution in search of life's meaning through Hermann Hesse's philosophical fiction, “Siddhartha”.