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The Katho Upanishad.

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1.3 The Katho Upanishad ( contd)

The Kathopanishad starts with the story of a Rishi Vajasravas and his son Nachiketa. The dialog of Nachiketa with Lord Yama carries the message of the Upanishad.

Rishi Vajasravas performs 'Viswajit' sacrifice which involves giving away all his wealth. His Nachiketa notices that his father is giving away gifts( cows) which are of no use. Very much concerned and trying to grab the attention of his father he asks his father to whom will he give 'Nachiketa'. Father being busy with the rituals and with without realizing says "to death". There upon to keep his fathers word Nachiketa moves to Yama's world. Yama was away when Nachiketa reaches the place. He waits for three nights till Yama returns. Alerted that a Brahman was waiting for him for three days without partaking anything as a guest , Yama offers him three boons for the three nights he waited. For the first boon Nachiketa wants to understand the Fire sacrifice and for the Second boon he wants that his Father be free of anxiety and be happy . Both the boons being granted Nachiketa asks for the third boon the knowledge about "hereafter". Nachiketa says that some say there is life after death some say not and he wants to know what happens after death. Yama tries to dissuade him with all sorts of worldly boons. Nachiketa could not be deterred. Yama tells him even Devas do not know, it is too difficult to understand . Nachiketa still insists on the knowledge then Yama relents.

Yama tells first about the word "om" as the vehicle for achieving his goal. Then he talks about self. This self cannot be known through study, nor through intellect, nor through hearing. It can be known through the self alone the aspirant prays to. The self of the seeker reveals its true nature to the seeker.

So the kathopanishad continues into valli three of First Adhyaya :

Yama continues talking about self:

There are two dwelling in the heart of hearts who enjoy the fruits of good deeds in this world. They are like light and shade , the Jeevaatma and paramaatma .. may we acquire the knowledge of Brahman in his manifested form as Lord of Sacrifice and for those who follow the pathof wisdom in his un manifested formas the eternal Supreme being.

Know Body as the chariot and the Atman as the Lord of the Chariot.

Know the intellect as the driver and the mind as the reins.

The senses are called the horses and the sense objects as the Roads.

Yama continues the parable of the body as chariot and self as the Lord of the chariot.The intellect or the discriminating faculty as the driver who controls thewild horses which are the senses by firmly holding therein'sof mind . The roads on which these horses travel are full of objects which attract or repel the senses( horses).The sense of smelling follows the path of sweet odors, the sense of sight follows the path of beautiful objects.Thus each sense ( horse) unless controlled by a discriminatingMind seeks to towards its special objects.

When the self( Atman) is joined with the body mind and senses it is called intelligent enjoyer

Yama goes on; continuereading

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For the new visitors we thought of adding a few lines on navigation , so that they may know what is available on Kasarabada.org !

We now have 84 chapters of Dasama Skandha of Bhagavatam. All these chapters ( stories on krishna) are litsed by name and are available on a link on the Bhagavatam page

Under Ramayanam we have listed all the old issues on the Ramayanam page itself. These include down loads of Sankshipta Sundarakanda in Devanagari , Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. All other links to earlier issues on Hanuman etc are also listed on Ramayanam page. Ramayanam page also lists the Ramayana Role models ( five) being presented for the last couple of months.

One more thing page lists all the earlier stories on its page

To see what is available from the rearlier issues you only need to visit the three pages of Ramayanam , Bhagavatam and one more thing . The earlier articles on one more thing are also listed on the home page.

As for this issue...

Kathopanishad continues with the Nachiketa's dialog with Yama continued from the earlier issue where he introduced the word "om". Yama reveals to Nachiketa the existence of a formless unmanifested Supreme being beyond Atman.

In this issue Bhagavatam moves to Chapter 84 of Dasama Skandha where there is an interesting dialog between Krishna and Sages who came to the festival.

Om Tat Sat

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On the sucess..

" ( when) that persons appointed even in great tasks succeed , know that to be the virtue of the regard the Masters have for them "

The Context is not important and we will eventually come to that. But the statements and corollaries are interesting and important

First , this is the statement of a person so deployed.

He was complimented for his success.

He returns the compliment saying if I am successful it is because of the confidence you had in me !

This is the obviously the dialog of two competent ( sane?) people knowing each other's 'value' .

This success of the one so deployed and in turn bestowed on him as his success is in reality the success of the master. If one can claim such assistants who bask in success and develop such asistants , that indeed is a success .

It is almost like the father and a child. While a father may be successful, at some point it is the success of the child that gives a greater feeling of success and his own successes recede into the background.

It is the success of the successor who succeeds that matters more in enlarging the circle of happiness with master at the center than the master himself claiming such successes.

But suppose we turn it around and it is the Master who claims the credit for all such success, the circle of Happiness shrinks to a point which is the center which is the master himself anointed with a massive - I ( self)

This is a line from Sakuntalam where Dushyanta .....

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.. I am enquiring , that should be clearly explained! …." Thus spoke Krishna.(more.).

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	Athato Brahma Jig... Athato Brahma jignyasaa The *Katho Upanishad.* “ Athato Brahma Jigyaasaa! : 1.3 The *Katho Upanishad ( contd)* The Kathopanishad starts with the story of a Rishi Vajasravas and his son Nachiketa. The dialog of Nachiketa with Lord Yama carries the message of the Upanishad. Rishi Vajasravas performs 'Viswajit' sacrifice which involves giving away all his wealth. His Nachiketa notices that his father is giving away gifts( cows) which are of no use. Very much concerned and trying to grab the attention of his father he asks his father to whom will he give 'Nachiketa'. Father being busy with the rituals and with without realizing says "to death". There upon to keep his fathers word Nachiketa moves to Yama's world. Yama was away when Nachiketa reaches the place. He waits for three nights till Yama returns. Alerted that a Brahman was waiting for him for three days without partaking anything as a guest , Yama offers him three boons for the three nights he waited. For the first boon Nachiketa wants to understand the Fire sacrifice and for the Second boon he wants that his Father be free of anxiety and be happy . Both the boons being granted Nachiketa asks for the third boon the knowledge about "hereafter". Nachiketa says that some say there is life after death some say not and he wants to know what happens after death. Yama tries to dissuade him with all sorts of worldly boons. Nachiketa could not be deterred. Yama tells him even Devas do not know, it is too difficult to understand . Nachiketa still insists on the knowledge then Yama relents. Yama tells first about the word "om" as the vehicle for achieving his goal. Then he talks about self. This self cannot be known through study, nor through intellect, nor through hearing. It can be known through the self alone the aspirant prays to. The self of the seeker reveals its true nature to the seeker. So the kathopanishad continues into valli three of First Adhyaya : .. Yama continues talking about self: There are two dwelling in the heart of hearts who enjoy the fruits of good deeds in this world. They are like light and shade , the Jeevaatma and paramaatma .. may we acquire the knowledge of Brahman in his manifested form as Lord of Sacrifice and for those who follow the pathof wisdom in his un manifested formas the eternal Supreme being. Know Body as the chariot and the Atman as the Lord of the Chariot. Know the intellect as the driver and the mind as the reins. The senses are called the horses and the sense objects as the Roads. Yama continues the parable of the body as chariot and self as the Lord of the chariot.The intellect or the discriminating faculty as the driver who controls thewild horses which are the senses by firmly holding therein'sof mind . The roads on which these horses travel are full of objects which attract or repel the senses( horses).The sense of smelling follows the path of sweet odors, the sense of sight follows the path of beautiful objects.Thus each sense ( horse) unless controlled by a discriminatingMind seeks to towards its special objects. When the self( Atman) is joined with the body mind and senses it is called intelligent enjoyer Yama goes on; continuereading Click here to continue .... om tat Sat The Vedas The Mahavakyas Upanishads	Welcome to kasarabada.org : April 13 , 2012 what is on the Kasarabada.org ? ! Welcome to April 13 , 2012 issue . What is on the kasarabada.org? For the new visitors we thought of adding a few lines on navigation , so that they may know what is available on Kasarabada.org ! We now have 84 chapters of Dasama Skandha of Bhagavatam. All these chapters ( stories on krishna) are litsed by name and are available on a link on the Bhagavatam page Under Ramayanam we have listed all the old issues on the Ramayanam page itself. These include down loads of Sankshipta Sundarakanda in Devanagari , Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. All other links to earlier issues on Hanuman etc are also listed on Ramayanam page. Ramayanam page also lists the Ramayana Role models ( five) being presented for the last couple of months. One more thing page lists all the earlier stories on its page To see what is available from the rearlier issues you only need to visit the three pages of Ramayanam , Bhagavatam and one more thing . The earlier articles on one more thing are also listed on the home page. *As for this issue... Kathopanishad continues with the Nachiketa's dialog with Yama continued from the earlier issue where he introduced the word "om". Yama reveals to Nachiketa the existence of a formless unmanifested Supreme being beyond Atman. In this issue Bhagavatam moves to Chapter 84 of Dasama Skandha where there is an interesting dialog between Krishna and Sages who came to the festival. Om Tat Sat _________________________________________________ Witty Wisdom ! - contributed by Kamaraju Turaga __________________________________________________ Welcome to Kasarabada.org: ARCHIVES*	One More thing On the sucess.. " ( when) that persons appointed even in great tasks succeed , know that to be the virtue of the regard the Masters have for them " The Context is not important and we will eventually come to that. But the statements and corollaries are interesting and important First , this is the statement of a person so deployed. He was complimented for his success. He returns the compliment saying if I am successful it is because of the confidence you had in me ! This is the obviously the dialog of two competent ( sane?) people knowing each other's 'value' . This success of the one so deployed and in turn bestowed on him as his success is in reality the success of the master. If one can claim such assistants who bask in success and develop such asistants , that indeed is a success . It is almost like the father and a child. While a father may be successful, at some point it is the success of the child that gives a greater feeling of success and his own successes recede into the background. It is the success of the successor who succeeds that matters more in enlarging the circle of happiness with master at the center than the master himself claiming such successes. But suppose we turn it around and it is the Master who claims the credit for all such success, the circle of Happiness shrinks to a point which is the center which is the master himself anointed with a massive - I ( self) This is a line from Sakuntalam where Dushyanta ..... To continue click here ______________ The earlier stories. The story of Sabari Charvaka School of Philosophy On Vedas from the West Jayamantram The story of a Bear ( from Ramayana) Ramudu-Sugunaabhiraamudu Sahasavidadhita na kriyam.. ... 'no not in a hurry'! Aham nasyaami .. I destroy !! contributed by Tuaraga Rajendraparasad. "It is not that the holy waters are not altogether Holy *An intelligent man should follow those actions that are consistent and within his realm of action* ..( more) *.. I am enquiring , that should be clearly explained! …."* Thus spoke Krishna.(more.). " Peace does not drop from the sky" says Dalai Lama. *Passing away of a stalwart:* Prof Bhavaraju Sarveswara Rao . ............ unison of thought speech and action Jewel of jewels' Who is Poor ? Green message from Bhagava... Music in our Epics what is kasara ?
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