The Upanishads

The Upanishads are part of the ancient Hindu scriptures which teach mainly about meditation, spirituality and religious philosophy.

Monist philosopher Adi Shankara summed up all the Upanishads in one phrase “Tat Twam Asi” (Thou Art That) and said that in the end, the ultimate, formless, inconceivable Brahman is the same as our soul, Atman. We only have to realize it through discrimination and piercing through Maya.

Sri Chinmoy describes the message of the Upanishads.

“The message of the Upanishads is the life divine, the life of transformed humanity, and the life of an illumined earth-consciousness. “

From: The Upanishads: Crown of India’s Soul

Talks and Essays on the Upanishads

• Glimpses from the Vedas and the Upanishads
• The Crown of India’s Soul– Talk on the Upanishads by Sri Chinmoy
• Talk on the Upanishads by Sri Chinmoy
• Essay by Sri Aurobindo
• Excerpts from The Upanishads Part 1
• The Gaytri Mantra

Related Topics

• The Bhagavad Gita
• Stories about The Puranas
• Tales of the Mahabharata

External Links

• The Upanishads selected volumes at Poetseers
• The Upanishads, Max Muller translator:at Sacred Text.com