Kathopanishad : ( 04/03/2013. )

  ================================================================================================================= Tuesday 29, September 2026, 05:40. Books Vedanta & Upanishads Commentary on the Kathopanishad:  Swami Krishnananda Discourse 1: Nachiketas Goes to the Lord of Death -2. ============================================================================================== What does 'gift' mean? Charity means the giving of that which we love most. It does not mean simply giving something. Our heart has to go a little bit by the process of alienation, and our joy should diminish a little because of a part of our joy going to contribute to the joy of another person. If we do not share a little of our love and joy, and do not contribute thereby to the joy of some other person, any kind of giving in that condition cannot be regarded as a gift. If we have lost nothing by giving, we have given nothing. And if the person receiving actually receives nothing, the gift has not b...

========================================================================================== Friday 11, Sep 2026, 16:00. Books Vedanta & Upanishads Commentary on the Kathopanishad:  Swami Krishnananda Discourse 1: Nachiketas Goes to the Lord of Death -1. ============================================================================================== Discourse 1: Nachiketas Goes to the Lord of Death -1. The manner of presentation of the Kathopanishad, and also some of its contents, bear some resemblance to the manner of presentation of the Bhagavadgita. The Bhagavadgita commences with a student, the seeker Arjuna, and the Kathopanishad, which is what we are going to study now, starts with a student, Nachiketas by name. Arjuna, as a seeker of higher knowledge, surrendered himself to his Master, Sri Krishna. Here Nachiketas surrenders himself to Yama, the Lord of Death, for the sake of knowledge. The Bhagavadgita instruction starts with the distinction between sankhya and yoga. The Ka...