The Upanishads (Classic of Indian Spirituality)
The Upanishads (Classic of Indian Spirituality)
Customer Review: Good
Havent finished it yet…so far, so good; I’m not sure if its as detailed as I would like. But overall enjoyable.
Customer Review: Concise, explains things in a lucid manner
Well Honestly Eknaths Book is for those who are looking to know Upanishads and its essence, while the book attempts to cover most important texts from various upanishads.
My personal opinion has always been that a person who is getting a first hand look at upanishads and philosophy of Brahm ( not its not Brahman, its pronounced as Brahm ), should be allowed to take a look the actual translation ( And not read commentaries or any gists etc AT ALL period.) This is because i think a person’s own opinion develops over the time and he might get a much deeper understanding by knowing and realizing the absolute truth himself and not limiting his / her opinion to authors own ideas ( Bias perhaps ? ) . That also includes Shankaras commentaries. For this very reason, i started with actual translations of upanishads and Brahm Sutras to know exact meaning or words of the shruti and not authors ideas. After you have grasped everything, then perhaps ( especially when you are competent enough about the subject that no one can cloud your opinion ( unless your opinions are not true or you are missing something ) should one go and read such texts.
So in short i would have liked this text much more ( i gave it 3 ) if it included actual translations and not just english texts.
Needless to say Eknaths book was a appreciable experience. Upanishads themselves are always a joy to read. ( be in any form )
Regards
Vyas, Anirudh
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