KShurasya Dhaaraa

क्षुरस्य धारा
(Razor's edge)

Awake, arise and seek the wise; seek enlightenment from the wise. The path is as difficult as walking on a razor's edge - KaThopaniShad.
(W. Somerset Maugham took the title for his novel 'The Razor's Edge' from this scripture. He had visited RamaNa too.)

A little boy was upset when his father offered dry old cows as daana to brahmins. To prevent harm, he repeatedly asked his father as to whom would he offer his son in daana. Irritated, the father said - to Yama. Faithfully, the boy, Nachiketa, started walking to Yama's abode.
Yama was out and the boy had to wait at Yama's door for three days. When Yama returned , he felt guilty that a brahmin waited for him without food and shelter for three days. He offered Nachiketa three boons in compensation. Nachiketa asked for pardon to his father and did not want anything for himself but Knowledge. Yama tried to tempt him with wealth, richesand all that. Like Buddha refusing tempting offers from Maara (Satan) Nachiketa stood adamant. Then the discourse begins.

We also know of Saavitri following Yama, Who was taking away the life of her husband.
Kings went regularly to the upper regions to assist gods to defeat the demons. We have lost this capability of extra-terrestrial travel, mainly because we weakened in our faith.

Be simple and tread the sharp path of the razor's edge.