The Upanishads
by Eknath, Easwaran Nagler, Michael N.
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 - in ashrams, at family gatherings, in a royal court, and in the kingdom of Death. The sages share flashes of insight, extraordinary visions, the results of their investigation into consciousness itself.The Upanishads have puzzled and inspired wisdom seekers from Yeats to Schopenhauer. In this best-selling translation, Eknath Easwaran makes…
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- 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 - in ashrams, at family gatherings, in a royal court, and in the kingdom of Death. The sages share flashes of insight, extraordinary visions, the results of their investigation into consciousness itself.The Upanishads have puzzled and inspired wisdom seekers from Yeats to Schopenhauer. In this best-selling translation, Eknath Easwaran makes these challenging texts more accessible by selecting the passages most relevant to read.
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- Publication Date:2007.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Nilgiri Press
- Place of Publication:Tomales, CA
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2007.
Notes
Previously published: 1987.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (382 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781586380212, 1586380214
- oclc:on1055408251
- LC Classification:BL1124.54
- Dewey Decimal:294.5/9218
Table of Contents
Table of Contents; Untitled; Foreword; Introduction; ISHA: The Inner Ruler; KATHA: Death as Teacher; BRIHADARANYAKA: The Forest of Wisdom; CHANDOGYA: Sacred Song; SHVETASHVATARA: The Faces of God; MUNDAKA: Modes of Knowing; MANDUKYA: Consciousness & Its Phases; KENA: Who Moves the World?; PRASHNA: The Breath of Life; TAITTIRIYA: Ascent to Joy; AITAREYA: The Unity of Life; MINOR UPANISHADS: Beads of Wisdom; Tejobindu; Atma; Amritabindu; Paramahamsa; Afterword: A Religion for Modern Times: by Michael N. Nagler; Glossary; Notes; Index
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