The Upanishads
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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. Widely featured in philosophy courses, the Upanishads have puzzled and inspired wisdom seekers from Yeats to Schopenhauer. Eknath Easwaran makes this challenging text more accessible by selecting the passages most relevant to readers seeking timeless truths today. His accessible, highly readable translation and lively foreword place the teachings in a contemporary context for students and general readers alike.
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What a precious collection of human wisdom from ~2000 years ago. It's a shame that we do not value the wisdom collected in this book more in our lives.
As quoted in the book, Arthur Schopenhauer said “... [Upanishads] will be consolation of my death”. For sure...
I have no doubt I will read the Upanishads and/or more about them in the future again and take more.
