They teach that each of us, each Self, is eternal, deathless, one with the power that created the universe.Easwaran s translation is reliable and readable, consistently the bestseller in its field. In extraordinary visions, they experience directly a transcendent Reality which is the essence, or Self, of each created being. In the ancient wisdom texts called the Upanishads, illumined sages share flashes of insight, the results of their investigation into consciousness itself. Their historical introduction is suited to newcomers and experienced readers alike, providing the perfect entry to this unparalleled work. As Western Sanskrit scholars who have spent their lives immersed in meditative practice, Katz and Egenes offer a unique perspective in penetrating the depths of Eastern wisdom and expressing these insights in modern yet poetic language. This new translation by Vernon Katz and Thomas Egenes fills the need for an Upanishads that is clear, simple, and insightful вЂ“ yet remains faithful to the original Sanskrit. Yet many academic translators fail to capture the workвЂ™s philosophical and spiritual subtlety, while others convey its poetry at the cost of literal meaning. The Upanishads are often considered the most important literature from ancient India. Deliver us from evil, we who bow And pray again and again.This new translation of The Upanishads is at once delightfully simple and rigorously learned, providing todayвЂ™s readers with an accurate, accessible rendering of the core work of ancient Indian philosophy. O god of fire, lead us by the good path To eternal joy. May my life merge in the Immortal When my body is reduced to dust. O nourishing sun, Solitary traveler, controller, Source of life for all creatures, spread your light And subdue your dazzling splendor So that I may see your blessed Self. May you remove your orb So that I, who adore the true, may see The glory of truth. The face of truth is hidden by your orb Of gold, O sun. But those for whom he is transcendent And immanent cross the sea of death With the immanent and enter into Immortality with the transcendent. In dark night live those for whom the Lord Is transcendent only in darker still, For whom he is immanent only. But those who combine action with meditation Cross the sea of death through action And enter into immortality Through the practice of meditation. The first leads to a life Of action, the second to a life of meditation. In dark night live those for whom The world without alone is real in night Darker still, for whom the world within Alone is real. Bright is thy Self, Indivisible, untouched by sin, wise, Immanent and transcendent. How can the multiplicity of life Delude the one who sees its unity? Those who see all creatures in themselves And themselves in all creatures know no grief. Those who see all creatures in themselves And themselves in all creatures know no fear. The Lord seems to move, but is ever still. Though motionless, he outruns all pursuit. Ever still, thy spirit is Swifter than thought, swifter than the senses. Those who deny the Lord are born again Blind to who they are, enveloped in darkness, Utterly devoid of love for the Lord.

Thus working may you live a hundred years. The Lord is enshrined in the hearts of all. When fullness is taken from fullness, Fullness still remains.

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