Kathopanishad
Kathopanishad is one of the 10 principal upanishads which present the essence and culmination of all knowledge found within India’s most ancient and sacred texts; the vedas. It is a dialogue between a little boy named Nachiketa and the Lord of Death, Yama, which covers the nature of life after death, the true meaning of sacrifice, and how one can transcend death.
It is believed that listening to the upanishads is the first step towards discovering our unique spiritual path to liberation. In 2020, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai gave a series of talks over the course of a month, which methodically and thoroughly explained the significance of the Kathopanishad and its relevance to us in our lives. This podcast series is compiled from those talks.
Kathopanishad
9. Vedanta for Permanent Bliss
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The ignorant man continuously chases after everything that is temporary.
In this episode, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai teaches that out of the temporary, the permanent cannot be attained. Temporary attainments can only give temporary results. A castle of sand is as temporary as the sand itself.
Nachiketa clearly understood this. And that is why he did not yield to the tricks of Yama to get him to stop asking him for the Truth.
Understanding the core Truth of vedanta is the only path to permanent bliss.
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