Nachiketa
dates unknown, India pre-history
dates unknown, India pre-history
| It is well known that Uddalaka, the son of Vajashrava, desiring to possess the fruits of vishvajit yagna, the fire ritual for world conquest, gave all his riches away to the brahmins. He had a son named Nachiketa. When Uddalaka’s cows were being taken to be given to the brahmins as gifts, Nachiketa could see that they were very old. Their bodies were worn out, they had eaten their last, they had drunk their last water and given their last milk. Nachiketa was filled with trust and sincerity – he started thinking that to donate such useless cows was not right: “The person who donates these nearly dead cows will surely go to hell, the lower dimensions of existence, where there is no possibility for happiness or joy.” He thought, “I must discourage my father from doing such a thing.” Nachiketa then asked his father, “And to whom will you give me as a gift?” Uddalaka remained silent... --Osho The Message Beyond Words, ch. 1 |
Sanskrit: नचिकेता
figure in Hindu mythological legend--a son of a
cowherd whose conversations with Yama, the god of
Death, form the basis of the Kathopanishad, an
Upanishad of Indian literature.
figure in Hindu mythological legend--a son of a
cowherd whose conversations with Yama, the god of
Death, form the basis of the Kathopanishad, an
Upanishad of Indian literature.
| oshobob The Living Workshop |
| People in Osho's Talks |
Osho has a book, originally from his talks in Hindi,
recently translated into English, using the Kathopanishad
and Nachiketa as springboards for his own discourses--
titled The Message Beyond Words.
recently translated into English, using the Kathopanishad
and Nachiketa as springboards for his own discourses--
titled The Message Beyond Words.