Guest guest Posted December 9, 1999 Report Share Posted December 9, 1999 " This doubt that arises, consequent on the death of a man - some saying 'It (The SELF) exists', and others saying 'It (The SELF) does not exist'. I would like to know this, under your instruction, O Death, what is the Truth. " Katha Upanishad, I. i. 20. Nachiketa had asked for the ultimate knowledge. What is death, what is after death! What is Reality and what is Truth! Yama tries to dissuade the young boy from going into these subtle questions of immense intricacies, for Death was not sure whether Nachiketa was qualified to receive this knowledge for which only an occasional and rare soul aspires. For full article " Introduction to Katha Upanishad " do visit : < http://members.xoom.com/drcsshah/neovedanta/a42.html > dr c s s -- =^=^=^=^=^ E-magazine on science and spirituality. Visit: http://www.geocities.com/neovedanta http://members.xoom.com/drcsshah/neovedanta/details.html =^=^=^=^=^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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