Beyond Life and Death (A Dialogue Between Yamaraja and Nachiketa)

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Book Specification

Item Code:	NAK564
Author:	Swami Suprajnananda
Publisher:	Sri Ramakrishna Math
Language:	Sanskrit Text With Transliteration and English Transaltion
Edition:	2014
ISBN:	9788178835761
Pages:	94 (7 B/W Illustrations)
Cover:	Paperback
Other Details	7.0 inch x 5.0 inch
Weight	70 gm

Book Description

Publisher's Note

I preach only the Upanishads. If you look, you will find that I have never quoted anything but the Upaninshads. And of the Upanishads, it is only that one idea, strength. The quintessence of the Vedas and Vedanta and all lies in that one word, said Swami Vivekananda. And of all the Upanishads, Swami Vivekananda loved the Kathopanishad most. He once told his disciple, Sharat Chandra Chakravarty, to Memorize the Kathopanishad. In many of his lectures, Swamiji quoted from the Kathopanishad.

This book presents Swami Vivekananda's exposition of the kathopanishad. It is a compilation of Swamiji's reference to the ideas given in the Kathopanishad or the concepts referred to in teh Kathopanishad strewn over the nine volume The Complete works of Works of Swami Vivekananda. This Compilation Juxtaposes what of Swami said in different contexts references to the CW, are given in brackets with the original verses.

The Kathopanishad consists of two chapters, subdivided into 2 and 3 section and in all having 120 verses. Swamiji has referred to some 86 verses from different sections of the Upanishad in this compilation only those verses which could be related to Swamiji's words have been given: uncommented verses have been omitted. Transliteration of the Sanskrit verses has been added.

The book was serially published (from February 2011 to May 2012) in The Vedanta Kesari the spiritual and cultural monthly published from this Math, Swami Suprajnananda, the compiler, is a monk at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai.

The sketches given in the book have been drawn by Sri Venkatesh, an artist at the Chennai Math.

Kathopanishad containing the dialogue between yama, the God of Death, and Nachiketa, the Young boy with intense spiritual aspiration, is a time honoured text dealing with the issue of death, life and what lies beyond it. It's simple and yet highly profound wisdom has guided the live of scores of spiritual aspirants down the millennia. We hope this book form of the well received attempt of studying the kathopanishad in the light of Swami Vivekananda's exposition will motivate our readers to take up the study of Upanishads further and enrich their spiritual lives.

Contents

	Publisher's Note	iii
1	Qualifications of a Seeker	1
	vChapter I Canto 1	6
2	Sacrifice of Vajasravas	6
3	Shraddha and Enquiry	6
4	Conversation between the Father and the son	8
5	Nachiketas' self esteem	9
6	Death receives Nachiketas	10
7	The First Boon	11
8	The Second Boon	11
9	Second Boon Sanctioned	13
10	The Third Boon: what is Beyond?	15
11	Death Refuses to Answer	18
12	Nachiketas Steadfastness	19
13	Death Makes Amends	19
14	Blazing Renunciation of Nachiketas	21
	Chapter I Canto 2	24
15	Two ways: perfection and Enjoyment	25
16	Death Praises Nachiketas	27
17	Knowledge and Ignorance	27
18	Course of the Ignorant	28
19	Self Knowledge: Very Difficult to Attain	30
20	Need of a Spiritual Teacher	31
21	Qualifications Required for Self Knowledge	33
22	How the Knower Behaves	35
23	What is Beyond Virtue and Vice	36
24	Om: The Sound – Brahman	38
25	Nature of the Self	41
26	Ignorant remain Ignorants	42
27	God's Mercy: the Prerequisite for Realisation	43
28	Confluence of the Extremes	44
29	The Knower does not Grieve	45
30	The Self bestows Self Knowledge	45
31	Cultivate Character	46
	Chapter I Canto 3	47
32	The Self and the self	47
33	A Simile: The Chariot, the Charioteer, Horses, Reins and the Rider	78
34	Wild Horses and Incompetent Charioteer	50
35	Controlled horses and Incompetent Charioteer, Horses, Reins and the Rider	50
36	Incompetent Charioteer Leads to Emancipation	50
37	Competent Charioteer Leads to Emancipation	51
38	Fine Perception: A Prerequisite	52
39	Know him and be Free	53
	Chapter II Canto 1	55
40	Look within to become Immortal	55
41	Infinite not to be found in the Finite	57
42	How can we know the Knower Duality Censured	58
43	Duality Censured	58
44	Mind: the only Instrument	60
45	The self shines in the Heart	61
46	Apparent Duality and Real Unity	62
	Chapter II Canto 2	63
47	He is Everywhere	63
48	You are the Creator of Your own Destiny	63
49	The one Manifests as Many	65
50	The Self not affected by the Limitations	66
51	Unto them belongs Eternal peace	67
52	The light of All Lights	69
53	Banyan of the Universe	70
54	Prana: the cause	71
55	Fear: Ignorance is the cause	73
56	Know yourself: Here and Now	74
57	Here, Here is Knowledge	75
58	In the Pure Mind, He is seen	76
59	Control the Senses	77
60	Senses and Mind fall short of It	78
61	Way to Immortality: Renounce Desires	79
62	The Self is Within: Thou Art That	79
63	Go Back to the Upanishads	82
64	Peace Abounds	83

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