You don't really need a Guru

After spending several months with the herd of cattle, our boy Satyakama finally returned to his teacher. What happened then? Did the teacher teach him at least then?

What were the creatures trying to convey?

In the previous post, I described how various creatures – bull, fire, swan and a waterbird – all came one after the other and tried to teach Satyakama something. But what exactly were they trying to convey?

Strange happenings in Satyakama’s life

In the previous post, I mentioned about strange happenings that happened in the life of Satyakama. What were these strange happenings?

Why didn’t the teacher teach Satyakama?

In the previous post we saw how the teacher Gautama arrived at the parentage of Satyakama, a son of a single mother Jabala.

Gautama concluded that Satyakama must have been born to a Brahmin since he did not hesitate to speak the most dreadful truth of his life. Gautama even admitted him to his school. But did he actually teach him?

You probably are born to a Brahmin!

Let us continue our story of Satyakama that we started in the previous post.

Mom, who is my father?

Imagine how a mother would feel when her own son asks her this question. Today, single motherhood is not uncommon. So this question may not upset many a single mother. But I am talking about a mother who probably lived 5000 years ago.

Insightful stories from Upanishads

Today I am starting a new series namely “Insightful stories from Upanishads”. As I have been doing earlier, I hope to talk to you twice a week, every Wednesday and Friday.