d at each stage of his life. After each phase he became more aware of his Self. He spent his entire life running away from his Self, trying to destroy it, only to finally merge with his self in unity. Vesudeva taught him this. He did not make him practice self torture, sacrificial rights or religious ceremonies. He helped him find nirvana by teaching him to listen to the river and learn from it. He finally attained peace when he heard the thousand voices of the river, not as individual voices of sorrow or joy, but as one single unified voice, their great song, all in one word: Om- perfection. "His wound was healing, his pain was dispersing; his Self had merged into unity. From that hour Siddahartha ceased to fight against his destiny." By finally surrendering himself to the stream and belonging to the unity of things, he attained nirvana and found inner peace....
