Relationship between Self Realization and Nature

Introduction

      There's an unending flow of life which enters and exists at its predetermined time. Only few may have tried to understand the reason of being alive, undertaking to explore its life in cosmos, reap self-control, calmness and bliss. In the highly-priced peripheral section, human beings can be busy with desire and aspiration but a shift from exterior to interior is essential to recognize the universe. A journey should be embarked on to reach at the center to find out the true essence of life. The novel is about a young Brahman Siddhartha, realizing the refutations between the truth and the things he knew, he abandons his comfortable life to wander. His goal is to search out tranquility that will help him to defeat fear and to experience with composure the contrasts of life, including life and death, joy and sorrow. Despairing of finding fulfillment, he goes to the river and listens to it. He learns to accept human separateness and he discovers within himself a spirit of love. In the end, Siddhartha grasps the wholeness and meaning of life and achieves a state of bliss and wisdom. This research, through Hermann Hesse's beautiful novel Siddhartha, attempts to explore the relationship between humans and the natural world, Siddhartha's journey of self-realization to achieve enlightenment along with nature.  Inthis materialistic world where each person is running blindly towards worldlydesires, the novel comes across as a breath of fresh air. The beauty of thisbook manifests itself when it is read in different phases of life. Theunderstanding comes out in different shades depending on the mental picture ofthe reader. The book is narrated by a third person and has direct and indirectquotes of various characters but the focus is on Siddhartha. Hesse in a unique,simple way of writing has delineated an ordinary man's search and journey topeace, salvation and enlightenment. It's important to understand the positive impact ofnature on humans. It focuses on the spiritual aspects. When human beings indulgetheir selves in the beauty of the world and remain away from the serene andcalm environment of the nature they find that there is no satisfaction in the gloriesof the world. They return towards nature to find inner peace and satisfaction. Also the book deals with the transformational aspectspertaining to nature. It's an analyzation how nature acts as the best healerand guide on human beings