Mystery of Death: A Study in the Philosophy and Religion of the Katha Upanishad

This edition is no longer available. Please see isbn # 9788188446902.This book is a collection of the lectures of Swami Abhedananda delivered before American students and audiences from January 2, 1906 through May 8, 1906 on the Katha Upanishad. It is not a book about departed souls and the afterlife as such, but explains the philosophy and religion found in the Katha Upanishad in connection with a dialogue between a young man who journeys to the house of death and Yama, the King and Ruler of Death. The publisher has added Sanskrit texts of the Katha Upanishad along with portions of Shankara's commentary in the footnotes.This edition is no longer available. Please see isbn # 9788188446902.