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The Ferryman chapter is a deeply comforting masterpiece on surrender, presence, and the illusion of time. Watching Siddhartha shed his ego by the river to discover an inner stillness—alongside Vasudeva’s quiet wisdom—is easily one of the most moving parts of the book.

BY THE RIVER: This section, where Siddhartha turns back from the brink of suicide thanks to a single "Om" and is reborn by the river, is easily the most striking and hopeful awakening in the book. It beautifully captures how we sometimes have to hit rock bottom and shed our entire ego just to rediscover our true spiritual wholeness.