Halloween

This past weekend we celebrated Halloween. In other parts of the world, the day of the dead is celebrated at this time of the year. Death used to be a very scary subject for me when I was growing up. This has changed over time specially since I have been honored to be at the moment when three of my friends passed away (not at the same time). Today I was reminded of the Katha Upanishads which is an ancient wisdom text in yoga philosophy. This book is a dialog between a very wise teenager, Nachiketa, and the God of Death, Yama.