"When someone is seeking,— said Siddartha, —It happens quite easily that he only sees the thing that he is seeking; that he is unable to find anything, unable to absorb anything, because he is only thinking of the thing he is seeking, because he has a goal, because he is obsessed with his goal. Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal. You, O worthy one, are perhaps indeed a seeker, for in striving towards your goal, you do not see many things that are under your nose."

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Hermann Hesse was a German-born writer and Nobel laureate known for works such as Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and The Glass Bead Game. His writing often explores self-discovery, spirituality, and the tension between individuality and society. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.

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