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Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

34. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.5 - 8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Religion & Spirituality, Hinduism

4.8681 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2022

⏱️ 69 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 Sahanavavu,

0:07.0

Saha'naubhnaubhnaqtu,

0:10.0

Sahhiriam Karavavah,

0:14.0

Tejasvinawadi,

0:16.0

Tamshtumah vidvishawah

0:20.0

Oam shantti'm shanty shanty shanty he

0:25.6

Arii oam

0:28.6

may the lord protect us both the teacher and the taught together by revealing knowledge

0:34.6

may the lord protect us both by giving us the results of knowledge.

0:38.8

May we attain vigor together.

0:41.1

Let what we study be illuminating.

0:43.5

May we not cavail at each other.

0:45.7

Ome, peace, peace, peace.

0:58.3

So we were on the fifth mantra.

1:03.7

So this is chapter 2, section 2, 5th mantra.

1:05.5

2.5. So. So the fourth mantra, if you remember, was said that when the physical body dies, the subtle body with the reflected consciousness travels from this body to another body to different locus, we will take birth again.

1:32.4

This is the so-called theory of reincarnation, multiple births.

1:40.0

Atma as such, real nature, doesn't travel, doesn't come, doesn't go. But it is reflected or appears to be limited in the subtle body and that travels.

1:50.0

Physical body is destroyed.

1:52.0

You know, destroyed at death.

1:56.0

Now, a question can be raised.

2:00.0

Then why at all talk about consciousness. Life and death are all

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