The Upanishads: Sacred Books of the East
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 1988
Easwaran is a leading authority on the Upanishads - his best-selling translation of the key Upanishads is accessible and reliable, and is preceded by a unique, comprehensive introduction to the profound insights of the sages of ancient India.
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ISBN-10: 8120801024
Pagini: 425
Dimensiuni: 240 x 160 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.65 kg
Ediția:New ed of 1900 ed
Editura: Motilal Banarsidass
Colecția Sacred Books of the East
Seria Sacred Books of the East
Cuprins
Table of Contents
Foreword 7
Introduction 13
ISHA 51
The Inner Ruler
KATHA 61
Death as Teacher
BRIHADARANYAKA 93
The Forest of Wisdom
CHANDOGYA 119
Sacred Song
SHVETASHVATARA 153
The Faces of God
MUNDAKA 179
Modes of Knowing
MANDUKYA 197
Consciousness & Its Phases
KENA 207
Who Moves the World?
PRASHNA 219
The Breath of Life
TAITTIRIYA 239
Ascent to Joy
AITAREYA 263
The Unity of Life
MINOR UPANISHADS Beads of Wisdom
TEJOBINDU 283
ATMA 286
AMRITABINDU 288
PARAMAHAMSA 291
Afterword 295
A Religion for Modern Times
by Michael N. Nagler
Glossary 337
Notes 345
Index 377
Notă biografică
Chapter introductions, notes, and the essay "Reading the Upanishads" are by Michael N. Nagler, PhD, who is professor emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.