The Upanishads
In the ancient wisdom texts called the Uphanishads, illumined sages share flashes of insight, the results of their investigation into consciousness itself. In extraordinary visions, they experience directly a transcendent Reality which is the essence, or Self, of each created being. They teach that each of us, each Self, is eternal, deathless, one with the power that created the universe.\ Easwaran's translation is reliable and readable, consistently the bestseller in its field. It includes...
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Among the oldest of India’s spiritual texts, the Upanishads are records of intensive question-and-answer sessions given by illumined sages to their students. Widely featured in philosophy courses, the Upanishads have puzzled and inspired wisdom seekers from Yeats to Schopenhauer. Eknath Easwaran makes this challenging text more accessible by selecting the passages most relevant to readers seeking timeless truths today. His accessible, highly readable translation and lively foreword place the teachings in a contemporary context for students and general readers alike.
Foreword 7Introduction 13Isha: The Inner Ruler 51Katha: Death as Teacher 61Brihadaranyaka: The Forest of Wisdom 93Chandogya: Sacred Song 119Shvetashvatara: The Faces of God 153Mundaka: Modes of Knowing 179Mandukya: Consciousness & Its Phases 197Kena: Who Moves the World? 207Prashna: The Breath of Life 219Taittiriya: Ascent to Joy 239Aitareya: The Unity of Life 263Minor Upanishads: Beads of WisdomTejobindu 283Atma 286Amritabindu 288Paramahamsa 291Afterword: A Religion for Modern Times Michael N. Nagler 295Glossary 337Notes 345Index 377
