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EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 7 MIN

10: Nachiketa and the God of Death - An Ancient Indian Story About the Courage to Seek Truth

from The Long Thread - Ancient Stories For The Present Moment. · host Ashvee Kanwar

A story from the Katha Upanishad about the courage to seek truth.A young boy's father, in a moment of anger, sends him to Death.The boy goes.He sits at Death's door for three days without food or water. Waiting.When Death returns and offers him anything - wealth, kingdoms, pleasures beyond imagination - the boy refuses every single one.He wants only one thing.The truth about what happens after we die.From the Katha Upanishad - one of the most ancient and extraordinary texts ever written.Perhaps the most important ten minutes of your day.

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