Quest for the Eternal
A young boy, Nachiketa, refuses every worldly boon offered by Yama, the lord of death, and asks only for the knowledge of the Self.
Lessons
In Pursuit of Truth
In King Janaka's assembly of sages, Gargi Vachaknavi questions the sage Yajnavalkya on that in which the whole universe is woven.
For the Sake of the Self
Offered wealth by her husband Yajnavalkya, Maitreyi asks what she should do with that which cannot make her immortal, and receives the teaching on the Self.
Revelations from Nature
Accepted for his truthfulness, the boy Satyakama is sent to tend his teacher's cattle, and learns of Brahman from a bull, the fire, a swan and a bird called Madgu.
You Are the Reality
Through the examples of salt in water and the seed of the banyan, Uddalaka teaches his son Svetaketu: “Thou art That.”