Veda Vichaar on Instagram: "We spend our whole lives running after things that “feel good” (Preya) — money, comfort, status. But deep down, we all carry the same hidden fear: “When my breath stops, do I simply end?” In the Katha Upanishad, a 12-year-old boy named Nachiketa stood before Yamraj (Death) and asked this very question. Yamraj tried to distract him. He offered him kingdoms, long life, and endless wealth. He said, “Don’t ask me about the secret of death.” But Nachiketa rejected it all.

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