The Upanishads, Roshen Dalal
The Upanishads, Roshen Dalal
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The Upanishads

Author: Roshen Dalal

Narrator: Suchitra Gupta

Unabridged: 16 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2019


Synopsis

This book is a thoroughly researched primer on the 108 Upanishads, philosophical treatises that form a part of the Vedas, the revered Hindu texts. These Upanishads contain the most crystallized bits of wisdom gleaned from Hinduism. Roshen Dalal explains the concepts at the core of each Upanishad clearly and lucidly. Moreover, her vast, diverse philosophical and theological readings add priceless scholarly context to this comprehensive and fascinating volume.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Roy on June 07, 2016

I find it interesting how pervasive is the mystic idea of unity. From transcendentalists to scientists to Buddhists to Christians to Hindus, I hear this same thing emphasized repeatedly—everything is one. Physicists wax poetic about how our bodies are made of star-dust. Biologists and naturalists wo......more

Goodreads review by Sinem A. on July 03, 2018

Bu kadar eski bu kadar sağlam metinler okumak insanı gerçekten oldukça etkiliyor. Din ile felsefeyi bütünleştirmesi , hayat, tıp, doğa , insan gibi konularda bugün bile geçerli bilgilerin temelini görmek şaşırtıcı olduğu kadar düşündürücü de.......more

Goodreads review by Girish on July 16, 2012

'Upanishad' means 'sit down near me'. That is its true meaning. Isnt it so simple? Doesnt the meaning of Upanishad remind you of your grandfather or grandmother telling you a story. That is exactly what the Upanishad is. The Upanishad is one of the oldest Hindu scriptures (after the vedas) but that do......more

Goodreads review by Vegan on July 11, 2012

Right up there w the Bible and Quran, but if I had to choose I'd say Hindu text I've read thus far is my favorite. There's so much love and drama in the text it always leaves me wanting more and I feel more accurately describes reasons our world is so unpredictably crazy......more