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The Upanishads, Part 1, Part XIV summary

Part 1, Part XIV of 170 · 1 min to read the part

In XIV, Yama tells Nachiketas that he knows the fire that leads to heaven and offers to explain it, directing him to listen. He identifies this fire as the means of reaching endless worlds and their support, and says it lies hidden within every being’s heart.

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  1. Yama declares that he knows the fire that leads to heaven.
  2. He offers to explain it to Nachiketas and asks him to listen.
  3. He describes the fire as a means of reaching endless worlds and their support, hidden within every being’s heart.

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