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The Upanishads - Easwaran's Classics of Indian Spirituality (Paperback)
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The Upanishads - Easwaran's Classics of Indian Spirituality (Paperback)

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Published: 11/10/2007
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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 - 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 readers seeking timeless truths today. This book 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 that makes this edition truly outstanding. Each sage, each Upanishad, appeals in a different way to the reader's head and heart. For Easwaran, the Upanishads are part of India's precious legacy, not just to Hinduism but to humanity, and in that spirit they are offered here.

Publisher: Nilgiri Press
ISBN: 9781586380212
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 623 g
Dimensions: 206 x 127 mm
Edition: Second Edition


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“No one in modern times is more qualified – no, make that ‘as qualified’ – to translate the epochal Classics of Indian Spirituality than Eknath Easwaran. And the reason is clear. It is impossible to get to the heart of those classics unless you live them, and he did live them. My admiration of the man and his works is boundless.” – Huston Smith, author of The World’s Religions

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“Clear with helpful commentary”

This was the third Upanishad translation I read as I was unsatisfied with two previous translations I had read. The translation was also clear in that it pointed out that the Upanishads did not represent a single... More

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