For a long time, Siddhartha had been partaking in the discussions of the wise men, practising debate with Govinda, practising with Govinda the art of reflection, the service of meditation.
Siddhartha.
He already knew to feel Atman in the depths of his being, indestructible, one with the universe.
He already knew how to speak the Om silently, the word of words, to speak it silently into himself while inhaling, to speak it silently out of himself while exhaling, the forehead surrounded by the glow of the clear-thinking spirit.
