iPod Playlist - Siddhartha

"A Change Is Gonna Come" - Otis Redding

"It's been a long, long time coming but I know a change is gonna come."
"So tired of standing by myself you know that I know that a change is gotta come."

  Siddhartha would listen to this song in the beginning of the novel during his transition from life as a flourishing Brahmin worshiper to a Samana, seeking to empty his life of all material things except himself and his path to enlightenment. As exposed to us in the initial description of Siddhartha, everyone found joy in him though he could not find joy in himself. Siddhartha, though surrounded by multitudes of individuals who adored him, sought homage in him, and looked for him to guide them in correct worship, found himself lonely and misguided on his path to enlightenment. Feeling that he was being taught to aspire a goal of enlightenment by other high-priest who hadn't achieved such an aspiration cause him to question the credibility of his path. Because Siddhartha found that he had to question the credibility of his path, he sought change. A change that involved seeking enlightens without the aid of structured teaching and more geared toward the realm of physical and mental experience.



"Can't Give Up Now" - Mary Mary

"There will be mountains that I will have to climb."
"But how can I expect to win, if I never try."
"I just can't give up now. I've come too far from where I've started from. Nobody told me, the road would be easy."

   Siddhartha would have listened to this song when he had completely lost his spiritual endeavor to the lust of monetary gain and possession of living life as a merchant under Kamaswami. He felt that he had mutilated the divine voice in his heart and killed the awaken perception he had attained after his interaction with Gotama. Because he felt so inconsolabley tormented by the acknowledgement that he had strayed of his mere perfect path to enlightenment, he sought to end his life. Although Siddhartha was quite close to ending his existence,when the sound Om reverberated in his head, he realized that his life as a merchant was merely a stepping stone to ultimate success. Profoundly acknowledging that his life as a merchant did not define what he was destined to achieve.


"Wait For You" - Elliott Yamin

"I never felt nothing in the world like this before
Now I'm missing you and I'm wishing that you would come back through my door.
Why did you have to go?
You could have let me know
So now I'm all alone."

  Siddhartha would have most likely listened to this song in the period of time when he was feeling distraught over his son's inability to reciprocate any form of emotional sentiment for him as well as his abandonment of him. Unable to understand why his son could not possibly treat him with the dignity endowed to any father, Siddhartha found himself pondering how the only being in his life he felt love for, cared for, and placed before himself could disregard his affection in such a cold manner. Though Siddhartha comes to terms with the fact that he cannot force his son to stay with him nor gain emotional attachments to him with the help of Vasudeva, Siddhartha can't help but ponder how strange he felt not having his son by his side.



"True Friend" - Miley Cyrus

"You're a true friend. You're here till the end."

   Siddhartha would most likely dedicate this song to his relationship with Govinda. While Govinda had multiple opportunities to abandon Siddhartha's indecisiveness, Govinda became a Samana with him, left the Samanas with him, lived in his shadow, worshipped in his manner, and lived Siddhartha's path. Govinda was there for Siddhartha when he was lost, and Govinda was there to see Siddhartha when he was found (enlightened).



"Beautiful" - Sean Kingston

"You're way too beautiful girl, that's why it'll never work."See it's very define girl, one of a kind. But you mash up my mind.
You have to get declined."


  Siddhartha would have listened to this song when he had the  conversation with Kamala about her inability to love. Although she was beautiful, and sexual tensions were quite high between them, a relationship of true love would not be able to form between the two because Siddhartha was aware  that Kamala could not love when all she knew was the 'sham' love by which her profession was founded upon.