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One of the most poetical of the Upanishads, the Katha Upanishad,

begins with the inquiry: " When a man dies, there is a dispute. One

party declares that he has gone for ever, the other insists that he

is still living. Which is true ? " Various answers have been given.

The whole sphere of metaphysics, philosophy, and religion is really

filled with various answers to this question. At the same time,

attempts have been made to suppress it, to put a stop to the unrest

of mind which asks, " What is beyond ? What is real ? " But so long as

death remains, all these attempts at suppression will always prove to

be unsuccessful We may talk about seeing nothing beyond and keeping

all our hopes and aspirations confined to the present moment, and

struggle hard not to think of anything beyond the world of senses;

and, perhaps, everything outside helps to keep us limited within its

narrow bounds.

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