Hermann Hesse was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual’s search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality.

Osho declares him as one of the Western minds who has come very close to the Eastern way of looking at things.

Osho speaks on 11 books and writings, among them The Dhammapada, Zorba the Greek, and Siddhartha.