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1、AboutHesse:HermannHesse(2July1877—9August1962)wasaGerman-Swisspoet,novelist,andpainter.In1946,hereceivedtheNobelPrizeinLiter-ature.Hisbest-knownworksincludeSteppenwolf,Siddhartha,andTheGlassBeadGame(alsoknownasMagisterLudi)whichexploreanindividual'ssearchforsp
2、iritualityoutsidesociety.2Part13ToRomainRolland,mydearfriend4THESONOFTHEBRAHMANIntheshadeofthehouse,inthesunshineoftheriverbankneartheboats,intheshadeoftheSal-woodforest,intheshadeofthefigtreeiswhereSiddharthagrewup,thehandsomesonoftheBrahman,theyoungfal-con,t
3、ogetherwithhisfriendGovinda,sonofaBrahman.Thesuntannedhislightshouldersbythebanksoftheriverwhenbathing,performingthesacredablutions,thesacredofferings.Inthemangogrove,shadepouredintohisblackeyes,whenplayingasaboy,whenhismothersang,whenthesacredofferingsweremad
4、e,whenhisfather,thescholar,taughthim,whenthewisementalked.Foralongtime,Siddharthahadbeenpartakinginthediscussionsofthewisemen,practisingdebatewithGovinda,practisingwithGovindatheartofreflection,theserviceofmeditation.HealreadyknewhowtospeaktheOmsilently,thewor
5、dofwords,tospeakitsilentlyintohimselfwhileinhaling,tospeakitsilentlyoutofhimselfwhileexhaling,withalltheconcentrationofhissoul,theforeheadsurroundedbytheglowoftheclear-thinkingspirit.HealreadyknewtofeelAtmaninthedepthsofhisbeing,indestructible,onewiththeuniver
6、se.Joyleaptinhisfather'sheartforhissonwhowasquicktolearn,thirstyforknowledge;hesawhimgrowinguptobecomegreatwisemanandpriest,aprinceamongtheBrahmans.Blissleaptinhismother'sbreastwhenshesawhim,whenshesawhimwalking,whenshesawhimsitdownandgetup,Siddhartha,strong,h
7、andsome,hewhowaswalkingonslenderlegs,greetingherwithper-fectrespect.LovetouchedtheheartsoftheBrahmans'youngdaughterswhenSiddharthawalkedthroughthelanesofthetownwiththeluminousforehead,withtheeyeofaking,withhisslimhips.ButmorethanalltheothershewaslovedbyGovinda
8、,hisfriend,thesonofaBrahman.HelovedSiddhartha'seyeandsweetvoice,helovedhiswalkandtheperfectdecencyofhismovements,helovedeverythingSiddharthadidandsaidandwhathelovedmostwashisspirit
