How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Think not, oh Siddhartha, that because you wear a different body you go now unrecognized. I look upon the flows of energy which are your real being—not the flesh that masks them." (4.46)
Then again… it doesn't have to be all science, all the time. Is this flame Taraka mentions the soul? If so, then how do we explain a novel in which both explanations are acceptable at the same time? Excuse us while we scratch our heads for a moment.
Quote #8
"You are wrong, Sam. Godhood is more than a name. It is a condition of being. One does not achieve it merely by being immortal, for even the lowliest laborer in the fields may achieve continuity of existence." (4.544)
Yama suggests that his godhood is a part of his true self, an aspect of his core. And while we might disagree about the other gods, with Yama, that very well might be true.
Quote #9
"I do not really remember," [Sam] said. "It was so very long ago. We were both different people then—different minds, different bodies. Probably those two, whoever they were, loved one another. I cannot remember." (5.85)
Does true self remain constant, or does it change like everything else? And if true self changes, then is it ever really a true self? Forget your love talk, Sam, we've got questions here.