The UpanishadsJuan Mascaró The Upanishads, the earliest of which were composed in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 bce by sages and poets, form part of the Vedas - the sacred and ancient scriptures that are the basis of the Hindu religion. Each Upanishad, or lesson, takes up a theme ranging from the attainment of spiritual bliss to karma and rebirth, and collectively they are meditations on life, death and immortality. The essence of their teachings is that truth can by reached by faith rather than by thought, and that the spirit of God is within each of us - we need not fear death as we carry within us the promise of eternal life. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
Contents
Isa | 49 |
Kena | 51 |
Katha | 55 |
Prasna | 67 |
Mundaka | 75 |
Mandukya | 83 |
Svetasvatara | 85 |
From the Maitri | 99 |
From the Kaushitaki | 105 |
From the Taittiriya | 109 |
From the Chandogya | 113 |
From the Brihadaranyaka | 127 |
The Supreme Teaching | 133 |
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The Upanishads: Translations from the Sanskrit Upanishads. English Juan Mascar©đ (ed. and tr) No preview available - 1965 |
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actions adore as Brahman Ajatasatru Angira asked Atman attain beauty becomes beholds Bhagavad Gita Bhrigu body bondage breath centre chariot comes consciousness Creator darkness dear death deep sleep dreams dwells earth eternal everlasting evil faith father fear feel Gargya give glory gods goes grace hear heart heaven holy human imagination immortal Indra infinite inner Katha Upanishad KAUSHITAKI UPANISHAD king lead light live Lord of Creation Master meditation mind moon mortal Mundaka Upanishad mystery Nachiketas ness never-born path peace pleasure poet Prajapati prayer pure radiance reached regions rest Rig Veda sacrifice sage Sama Veda Satyakama seen senses shines silence sorrow soul sound space speak spirit I adore Spirit Supreme Svetasvatara Upanishad Taittiriya Upanishad tapas teaching thee things thou art thought tion Trishtubh truth Udana union unto Varuna verse vision wanders whole universe wisdom wise words Yajnavalkya Yoga