Message Of The Upanishads

The Message of the Upanishads is a study, verse by verse, of three of the principal Upanishads, namely, Isha, Kena and Katha, in the light of modern thought and modern needs. Though constituting a small portion of the total Upanishadic literature, they yet contain a lucid exposition of all the essential ideas of this immortal literature. The spiritual insights of the Upanishads are an exception to the tyranny of time. Subsequent scientific advances have not only affected their truth-value but have, on the contrary, only helped to reveal the rational basis of their insights and enhanced their spiritual appeal. This is no wonder, because these insights are the products of an equally scientific investigation into a different field of experience, namely, the world of man’s inner life. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math.

Revision of two lectures delivered at the G.D. Birla Sabhaghar, December 1986.

Study of Vivekacūdạ̄manị, aphoristic work on Vedanta philosophy; includes complete text with translation and commentary.

There are eighteen principal Upanishads that explain the principle of Sanatana Dharma, or the Eternal Tradition. The central theme in these Upanishads is the same. This theme explains the principle of Brahman, the Universal Energy, and posits that all else in the universe is transient. This has been brought out clearly in this book.