The Upanishads

by Eknath, Easwaran Nagler, Michael N.

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Title Statements

Full title :The Upanishads / introduced & translated by Eknath Easwaran ; afterword by Michael N. Nagler.

Summary

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.

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 an overview of the cultural and historical setting, with chapter introductions, notes, and a Sanskrit glossary. But it is Easwaran's understanding of the wisdom of the Upanishads, and their relevance to the modern reader, that makes this edition truly outstanding. Each sage, each Upanishads, appeal in different ways to the reader's head and heart. In the end, Easwaran writes, "The Upanishads belong not just to Hinduism. They are India's precious legacy to humanity, and in that spirit they are offered here."

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2007.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Nilgiri Press
Place of Publication:Tomales, CA
Language:eng
Publication Date:2007.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (95 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781586380250, 1586380257
oclc:ocn609854062
LC Classification:BL1124.54
Dewey Decimal:294.5/9218

Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Isha Upanishad; Katha Upanishad; Brihadaranyaka Upanishad; Chandogya Upanishad; Shvetashvatara Upanishad; Mundaka Upanishad; Mandukya Upanishad; Kena Upanishad; Prashna Upanishad; Taittiriya Upanishad; Aitareya Upanishad; Four Minor Upanishads; Afterword; Glossary; Notes; Index.

Subjects

Hindouisme -- Livres sacrés Hinduism Hinduism -- Sacred books RELIGION -- Hinduism Sacred books Sanskrit literature Sanskrit literature -- Translations int… Spiritual life -- Hinduism Translations Upanishads Vie spirituelle -- Hindouisme