Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached

Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached
In the 1.3.14 chapter of Katha Upanishad, the first words of this phrase can be found, where Yama (pictured) is teaching Nachiketa the methods of Yoga.
CharacterYama
First used inLectures of Swami Vivekananda.

"Arise awake and stop not till the goal is reached." is a slogan popularized in the late 19th century by Indian Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda, who took inspiration in a sloka of Katha Upanishad.[1] It was his message to the world to get out of their hypnotized state of mind.[2] This shloka is the basis of the title of the book The Razor's Edge and the 1946 film and the 1984 film, and also of various music albums in the west by bands like AC/DC, Dave Holland, etc.

  1. ^ CCMT 2007, p. 110
  2. ^ Vivekananda 2009, p. 166.

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