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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eknath, Easwaran, 1910-1999.

Nagler, Michael N.

Series:

Classics of Indian spirituality.

The classics of Indian spirituality

Standardized Title:

Upanishads. English. Selections.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Upanishads.

Hinduism--Sacred books.

Hinduism.

Spiritual life--Hinduism.

Spiritual life.

Sanskrit literature--Translations into English.

Sanskrit literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Tomales, CA : Nilgiri Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

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

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

Notes:

Previously published: 1987.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612486999

9781282486997

1282486993

9781586380250

1586380257

OCLC:

609854062