Mysticism

Three of the principal Upanishads, the Isa, Katha, and Kena, ask what the self is and how it relates to everything else. In the Katha, a boy sent to the god of death turns down wealth and long life until Death tells him what happens to us after we die.

33 min reading time

Dialogues between teachers, kings, and gods examine the self, breathing, and what happens after death. In one conversation, the god Indra tells King Pratardana to understand him as the breath of life.

35 min reading time

A departing prophet answers townspeople's questions about love, work, and death in short, poetic speeches. Before his ship leaves Orphalese, Almustafa speaks of children as arrows sent from a bow.

53 min reading time