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
21. Pain vs Suffering
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Pain may be real, but suffering is unreal or imaginary.
For the jīvanmukta, or the one who realises the Truth, the body may undergo karmic sufferings but the mind will not be affected. The mind will remain happy, peaceful enjoying whatever comes, “It is a part of life. Let it be.”
In this episode, Sadguru shows us that the wise one, who lives on happily doing whatever presents itself to him to be done, does not encounter any difficulty either in activity or in inactivity.
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