What Siddhartha has learned

Throughout the novel, Siddhartha searches for Nirvana. He becomes a Samana, hears from the Illustrious One, loves Kumala, and meets Vasudeva, the mentor. One may be very confused reading the novel since Siddhartha himself transform so much that he views the world differently in every chapter. When Siddhartha first meets Buddha, he thinks "He[Siddhartha] was not very curious about the teachings. He did not think they will teach him anything new" (Hesse 28). However at the end of the chapter, Siddhartha says "..., since that time,  had many teachers" (Hesse 141). Siddhartha realizes that although Siddhartha ignorantly thought since knowledge cannot be transmitted by teaching, all the teaching is useless, during the process Siddhartha learned something. 

(image of novel, Siddhartha)

Moreover, even with his lover, Kumala, Siddhartha says he can't love anyone. Siddhartha quotes, "I am like you. You cannot love either, otherwise how could you practice love as an art? Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can-that is their secret" (Hesse 73). Siddhartha claims that both Siddhartha and Kumala love in a form of art. When one loves, one becomes blind and ignorant, Siddhartha thinks he is to rational to fall in love so deeply since he has so much knowledge. However his mind changes when he sees the young Siddhartha, Siddhartha's son. "Had he [Siddhartha] ever lost his heat to anybody so completely, had he ever loved anybody so much, so blindly, so painfully, so hopelessly and yet so happily" (Hesse 121). Also Siddhartha mentions by experiencing such a blind and complete love, he can relation to ordinary people and fell their joy and sorrow as well.

Siddhartha, as mentioned, seeks Nirvana, the divine state where there is no sorrow or sadness or anything. Siddhartha has been educated his childhood as the Brahmin's son, tutored by the best scholars. However Siddhartha believes that the teachings are useless because he will not get it until he experiences it himself. Siddhartha tried to see the world rational and distant so he can find the fastest way to Nirvana. Siddhartha learns that every experience is valuable and there always something to learn from others, even from the annoying  son.