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The Upanishads



SKU: 021-4
Size: 5'' X 8¼''
ISBN: 978-1-58638-021-2
Pages: 384
Author: Eknath Easwaran
Formats: Paperback

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The Upanishads: one of three new editions of the books in Eknath Easwaran’s Classics of Indian Spirituality series

You are what your deep driving desire is.
As your desire is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed.
As your deed is, so is your destiny.
– Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (IV.4.5)

Over two thousand years ago, the sages of India embarked on an extraordinary experiment. While others were exploring the external world, they turned inward – to explore consciousness itself. In the changing flow of human thought, they asked, is there anything that remains the same?

They found that there is indeed a changeless Reality underlying the ebb and flow of life. Their discoveries are an expression of what Aldous Huxley called the Perennial Philosophy, the wellspring of all religious faith that assures us that God-realization is within human reach.

The Upanishads are the sages’ wisdom, given in intense sessions of spiritual instruction in ashrams, in family gatherings, in a royal court, in the kingdom of Death himself. And Easwaran shows how these teachings are just as relevant to us now as they ever were centuries ago.

Features

  • Easwaran’s translation is both reliable and poetic, based on his Sanskrit scholarship and Indian heritage, and enriched by his love of English literature. As a gifted teacher who understands the West, Easwaran makes this challenging text accessible by selecting the passages that are most universal. This translation has consistently been the bestseller in its category.
  • Easwaran’s introduction offers a uniquely authoritative explanation of the Upanishadic sages’ discoveries and their relevance to readers today.
  • The foreword in this new edition places this classic in a contemporary context. Revised chapter introductions, afterword, and detailed notes supplement the main introduction.


Table of Contents |

Foreword: The Classics of Indian Spirituality
Introduction: The Upanishads
1: Isha: The Inner Ruler
2: Katha: Death as Teacher
3: Brihadaranyaka: The Forest of Wisdom
4: Chandogya: Sacred Song
5: Shvetashvatara: The Faces of God
6: Mundaka: Modes of Knowing
7: Mandukya: Consciousness and Its Phases
8: Kena: Who Moves the World?
9: Prashna: The Breath of Life
10: Taittiriya: Ascent to Joy
11: Aitareya: The Unity of Life
12: Minor Upanishads: Beads of Wisdom: Tejobindu, Atma, Amritabindu, Paramahamsa
Afterword: A Religion for Modern Times by Michael Nagler

Excerpt from The Upanishads |

Today, after more than forty years of study, these texts are written on my heart; I am familiar with every word. Yet they never fail to surprise me. With each reading I feel I am setting out on a sea so deep and vast that one can never reach its end.

Human beings cannot live without challenge. We cannot live without meaning. Everything ever achieved we owe to this inexplicable urge to reach beyond our grasp, do the impossible, know the unknown. The Upanishads would say that urge is part of our evolutionary heritage, given to us for the ultimate adventure: to discover for certain who we are, what the universe is, and what is the significance of the brief drama of life and death we play out against the backdrop of eternity.

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Media Reviews and Endorsements |

“Highly accessible new translation, complete with notes, annotations, interpretive essay, and glossary
. . . The result is a rewarding exercise in contemplation for the inquiring reader who prefers the experience of realization and integration to any secondhand systematized philosophy.”
– East West magazine

“His masterpiece . . . Readers cannot but be indebted to Easwaran for the time and love with which he offers this treasure to Western seekers.”
– North American Board for East-West Dialog

“His translations keep the poetry and beauty of the original texts but present them in modern-day English.”
– Unity Bookstore Network News

“Easwaran’s translation of the Upanishads presents these ancient teachings in clear and concise language that we can all understand . . . This is one book that we all should read and study to gain the insights we need to help us create the peace we all seek. Highly recommended!”
– SSC Booknews


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