Lessons from a Boy's Near Death Experience in Hindu Mythology

Update: 2025-10-16

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In this Hindu myth, Nachiketa maintains a quest for spiritual truth even while facing his father’s anger and a literal near-death experience. He reminds us to awaken our inner resolve. Indian spirituality teaches us that sometimes to get anything worthwhile in life we must embrace a childlike, stubborn refusal to yield.

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