The path is sharp as a razor's edge, hard to cross.

What it means

The wise say the way to understanding is narrow and hard, like walking the edge of a blade. Nobody promises it will be easy. Go carefully and keep going.

The source

"The path is sharp as a razor's edge, hard to cross." The Upanishads said it in Katha Upanishad 1.3.14. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

"क्षुरस्य धारा निशिता दुरत्यया दुर्गं पथस्तत्कवयो वदन्ति ॥ १४ ॥"

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 "The path is sharp as a razor's edge, hard to cross." mean?

The wise say the way to understanding is narrow and hard, like walking the edge of a blade. Nobody promises it will be easy. Go carefully and keep going.

Who said "The path is sharp as a razor's edge, hard to cross."?

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

What is the original Sanskrit?

क्षुरस्य धारा निशिता दुरत्यया दुर्गं पथस्तत्कवयो वदन्ति ॥ १४ ॥. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

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