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Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

22. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.3.10 - 12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Hinduism, Religion & Spirituality

4.8714 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

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0:00.0

Ome Sahanavavutu,

0:08.0

Saha'naubhannabhā, Saha'eeriam Karavah,

0:14.0

Tejas'in'avdi, tamasthumavidwishawahi.

0:20.0

Oum shanth, shanty, shanty.

0:24.6

Ome, may the Lord protect us both teacher and taught.

0:30.6

May the Lord nourish us both by giving us the results of this knowledge.

0:35.6

May the Lord make our study illuminating.

0:41.6

May we attain vigor together

0:43.3

and maybe not caval at each other.

0:46.5

Ome, peace, peace, peace.

1:05.8

So in the Qathevah, P Yama has, the lord of death, has started answering the little boy, Nashikata's question about the nature of the Atman.

1:09.2

What is our real nature? Who are we or what are we?

1:15.2

And there, he has introduced the famous chariot analogy in order to teach us about our real nature, which is very subtle, difficult to grasp.

1:20.8

So he starts where we are.

1:22.8

And to help us to make it easy and entertaining, he says,

1:27.0

think of yourself as an SUV or what you see yourself as a chariot like a car,

1:32.4

a limousine or something.

1:34.9

This body is the chariot and the senses, especially the sense organs.

1:42.7

So why are the sense organs?

1:43.9

You know, one might ask this question.

1:45.6

If you're just saying body mind is a chariot, isn't everything included in the chariot?

1:50.2

If you say the body is the chariot, the senses are also their mind is also their, intellect is

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