Upanishads

Read the Upanishads, the philosophical culmination of Vedic thought, where sages inquire into Brahman, Atman, meditation, and the path to liberation.

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Katha Upanishad: Nachiketa, Yama and the Choice That Shapes a Life

Follow Nachiketa’s meeting with Yama and explore the Katha Upanishad’s teachings on the good and the merely pleasant, the chariot image, the Self, discipline and mortality.

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Isha Upanishad: Wholeness, Action and Renunciation

Explore the Isha Upanishad’s compact teaching on divine presence, action without possessiveness, knowledge and ignorance, and seeing the Self in all beings.

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Kena Upanishad: What Moves the Mind?

Study the Kena Upanishad’s inquiry into the power behind thought and perception, plus the story that humbles Agni, Vayu and Indra.

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Mandukya Upanishad: Om and the Four States of Experience

Explore the Mandukya Upanishad’s twelve mantras on Om, waking, dream, deep sleep and turiya without turning subtle philosophy into a sleep diagnosis.

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Chandogya Upanishad: Tat Tvam Asi in Context

Place “Tat Tvam Asi” within Uddalaka’s sustained teaching to Shvetaketu and explore the text’s use of examples, meditation and ethical preparation.

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