Seeker of the Upanishads

Svetaketu

श्वेतकेतु

A young man home from twelve years of study, certain he knows everything — until his father asks the one thing he was never taught.

Key dialogues

Questions to explore

  • What is the 'one thing by which all is known' that Svetaketu missed?
  • Why does Uddalaka repeat 'tat tvam asi' nine times to him?

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