11. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.3 - 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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Vedanta Society of New York

Religion & Spirituality, Hinduism

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🗓️ 22 December 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, which is one of the most popular Upanishads. The scripture concerns the story of a young man who goes to the house of death to find out what happens after death. The reply describes the nature of reality and the meaning of life.

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0:00.0	Ome,
0:02.0	Sahanavavutu,
0:08.0	Saha'naubhannabhāhā'i
0:11.0	Sahhidiam Karavahah,
0:14.0	Tejas'in'avadi,
0:16.0	Tams, Tumavidwitwai
0:20.0	Oam, shant, shanty, shanty, shanty.
0:24.6	Ome, may the Lord protect us both the teacher and the taught together by revealing knowledge.
0:32.6	May the Lord protect us both by giving us the results of knowledge.
0:39.6	May we attain vigor together.
0:42.7	Let what we study be illuminating.
0:45.1	May we not cavil at each other.
0:48.8	Ome, peace, peace, peace.
0:55.0	So we are studying the Katow Upanishad. And we have just entered the second section of the Katowopanishan.
1:03.0	It is two chapters basically, or two parts. And each part has three sections.
1:09.0	So we are in the first part, but the second section we've entered.
1:12.9	And in response to Natchikata's question regarding the mystery of the self, what am I?
1:21.4	The ultimate question. What exactly? What's my real nature?
1:28.3	Yama told him it's a difficult question, ask something else.
1:31.8	When Natchiketa persisted, Yama gave him a range of temptations,
1:37.3	temptation with a capital T.
1:39.9	And Natchie Keta rejected all of that.
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