Arise. Awake. Find the great teachers and learn.

What it means

Death himself is the teacher in the Katha Upanishad, and this is his wake-up call. Get up, stop sleepwalking and seek out people who know more than you. Then learn from them.

The source

"Arise. Awake. Find the great teachers and learn." The Upanishads said it in Katha Upanishad 1.3.14. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

"उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत ।"

Original Sanskrit, Katha Upanishad 1.3.14. Text read at sa.wikisource.org.

Who said it

The Upanishads (c. 800-300 BC). The philosophical closing texts of the Vedas. They ask what the self is and answer that it is one with the ground of everything.

Questions

What does "Arise. Awake. Find the great teachers and learn." mean?

Death himself is the teacher in the Katha Upanishad, and this is his wake-up call. Get up, stop sleepwalking and seek out people who know more than you. Then learn from them.

Who said "Arise. Awake. Find the great teachers and learn."?

The Upanishads (c. 800-300 BC). Source: Katha Upanishad 1.3.14.

What is the original Sanskrit?

उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत ।. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

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