Essence of the Upanishads

Author: Eknath Easwaran
Publisher: Nilgiri Press
ISBN: 1586380362
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
The Katha Upanishad embraces the key ideas of Indian mysticism in a mythic story we can all relate to – the quest of a young hero, Nachiketa, who ventures into the land of death in search of immortality. But the insights of the Katha are scattered, hard to understand. Easwaran presents them systematically, and practically, as a way to explore deeper and deeper levels of personality, and to answer the age-old question, “Who am I?” Easwaran grew up in India, learned Sanskrit from a young age, and became a professor of English literature before coming to the West. His translation of The Upanishads is the best-selling edition in English. For students of philosophy and of Indian spirituality, and readers of wisdom literature everywhere, Easwaran’s interpretation of this classic helps us in our own quest into the meaning of our lives. (Previously published as: Dialogue With Death)

Essence of the Bhagavad Gita

Author: Eknath Easwaran
Publisher: Nilgiri Press
ISBN: 1586380680
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
In this companion to his best-selling translation of the Bhagavad Gita, Easwaran explores the essential themes of this much-loved Indian scripture. Placing the Gita in a modern context, Easwaran shows how this classic text sheds light on the nature of reality, the illusion of separateness, the search for identity, and the meaning of yoga. The key message of the Gita is how to resolve our conflicts and live in harmony with the deep unity of life, through the principles of yoga and the practice of meditation. Easwaran grew up in the Hindu tradition and learned Sanskrit from an early age. A foremost translator and interpreter of the Gita, he taught classes on it for forty years, while living out the principles of the Gita in the midst of a busy family and community life. In the Gita, Sri Krishna, the Lord, doesn’t tell the warrior prince Arjuna what to do: he shows Arjuna his choices and then leaves it to Arjuna to decide. Easwaran, too, shows us clearly how these teachings still apply to us – and how, like Arjuna, we must take courage and act wisely if we want our world to thrive.

Classics of Indian Spirituality

Author: Eknath Easwaran
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915132447
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :

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Rama Gita

Author: Shraddhesh Chaturvedi
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781654612863
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78

Book Description
Rama Gita is the quintessential book of non-dualism. In it, Lord Rama tells his younger brother Lakshmana about the nature of reality and ignorance. Using references from the Upanishads, he proves that knowledge alone is the means of liberation. Moreover, actions cannot lead us to an eternal life. As knowledge and action are opposite to each other like light and darkness, there is no question of their association either.One might now ask, "Which type of knowledge can give us liberation?" To this, he says, "By understanding the identity between soul and super-soul, one can experience the eternal freedom." He explains the real nature of soul by discarding the external shells which are not part of it but we associate them with it due to our ignorance. Just as one peels off the layers of onion one by one, he removes the layers of errors in our judgement about our real nature. Then, he equates this purest form of soul with the super-soul.He further discusses the nature of reality and ignorance to make us aware of what we need to lose, why it is required to discard and what will be the gain. After that, he answers how we can know his reality, which is ever present in us, through perseverance, focus and faith.

Essence of the Upanishads

Author: Eknath Easwaran
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458778975
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
Essence of the Upanishads - A Key to Indian Spirituality (Revised edition of Dialogue with Death, with new series preface and introduction - 19 new pages from transcripts of Easwaran's talks) Easwaran shows how the Katha Upanishad can help us understand our lives today Easwaran takes one of India's classic wisdom texts, the Katha Upanishad, and explains how it embraces all the key ideas of Indian spirituality within the context of a powerful mythic quest - the story of a young hero who ventures into the land of death in search of immortality. Illustrating the insights of the Katha through analogies and everyday examples, Easwaran shows how these ancient teachings help us gain a deeper understanding of our world and ourselves today.

Essence of the Dhammapada

Author: Eknath Easwaran
Publisher: Nilgiri Press
ISBN: 1586380974
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 307

Book Description
In this companion to his best-selling translation of The Dhammapada, Eknath Easwaran explains how The Dhammapada is a perfect map for the spiritual journey. Said to be the text closest to the Buddha’s actual words, The Dhammapada is a collection of short teachings that his disciples memorized during his lifetime. Easwaran presents The Dhammapada as a guide to spiritual perseverance, progress, and ultimately enlightenment — a heroic confrontation with life as it really is, with straight answers to our deepest questions. We witness the heartbreak of death, for instance — what does that mean for us? What is love? How does karma work? How do we follow the spiritual life in the midst of work and family? Does nirvana really exist, and if so, what is it like to be illumined? In his interpretation of Buddhist themes, illustrated with stories from the Buddha’s life, Easwaran offers a view of the concept of Right Understanding that is both exhilarating and instructive. He shares his experiences on the spiritual path, giving the advice that only an experienced teacher and practitioner can offer, and urges us to answer for ourselves the Buddha’s call to nirvana — that mysterious, enduring state of wisdom, joy, and peace.

UPANISHADS Made Easy to Understand

Author: Ramananda Prasad, Ph.d.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781497300149
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108

Book Description
THE UPANISHADS Made Easy to Understand We have tried our best to make study of the Upanishads easy for the BEGINNER LEVEL readers who want to get introduced to the Upanishads. One does not have to leave home and go to Rishikesh or anywhere!! we even provide free e-mail support to help your study: www.gita-society.com/contactus write a Blog or send a review: www.gita-society.com/review. And get any one book of your choice as our gift. HERE IS WHAT YOU GET IN THIS BOOK: Seven illustrations, abstract, explanatory rendering (without Sanskrit verses) of all verses in simple, modern English; copious notes and gloss on difficult verses; simpler important verses are printed in underlined-bold for the first time readers; quotations from the Bhagavad Gita; Chapter and Section headings and references. Glossary, cross reference and references and a basic Meditation technique. Free download Link for all 108 Upanishads with commentaries.

Yoga Tattwa Upanishad

Author: Satyadharma Saraswati
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648910718
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
Yoga Tattwa Upaniṣad is Volume 2 in the Yoga Upaniṣad series. Volume 1 is Yoga Chudamani, commentary by Swami Satyadharma, published by Yoga Publications Trust in 2003. Yoga Tattwa Upaniṣad is an ancient treatise of 142 verses which deals with the philosophy, systems and practices of yoga. It is a significant integration of Vedānta and Tantra, expounding important topics such as mantra yoga, laya yoga, haṭha yoga, raja yoga, and the four stages of yoga. The text discusses particular practices of yoga: nāḍīśodhan prāṇāyāma, kumbhaka, bandhas, mahāvedha, khecarī mudra, viparītakaraṇī mudra, vajrolī mudra, and amarolī. It further discusses the five tattwas, or elements of creation: earth, water, fire, air and ether, and provides detailed instructions on how to meditate upon and realize these elements and their associated powers. Included in the text are the original Sanskrit verses, transliteration, word meanings and translation by Ruth Perini, as well as a comprehensive commentary by Swami Satyadharma Saraswati.

Nine Principal Upanishads

Author: Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Publisher: Bihar School of Yoga
ISBN: 9788185787343
Category : Hindu hymns, Sanskrit
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
Presents a culmination of Vedic thought and contains the essence of the original Vedantic teachings. This work imparts sublime truths about the nature and destiny of mankind revealed by sages and seers during informal discussions with disciples and spiritual seekers.

The Upanishads for Awakening

Author: Abbot G Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732526693
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366

Book Description
With penetrating insight, Abbot George Burke illumines the Upanishads' practical value for spiritual seekers. With a unique perspective from a lifetime of study and practice of both Eastern and Western spirituality, he presents the treasures of the Upanishads in an easily intelligible fashion. The sacred scriptures of India are vast. Yet they are only different ways of seeing the same thing, the One Thing which makes them both valid and ultimately harmonious. That unifying subject is Brahman: God the Absolute, beyond and besides whom there is no "other" whatsoever. The thirteen major Upanishads are the fountainhead of all expositions of Brahman. The word "upanishad" itself comes from the root word upasana, which means to draw or sit near, and is usually considered to mean that which was heard when the student sat near the teacher to learn the eternal truths. We do not know who wrote the Upanishads. This has a distinct advantage in that the image of a historical, finite personality does not intervene to obscure the revelation handed on to spiritual aspirants. The authority of the Upanishads rests not upon those who wrote them, but upon the demonstrable truths they express. They are as self-sufficient and self-evident as the multiplication tables or the Table of Elements. They are simply the complete and unobscured truth. And realization of that Truth alone matters.