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Essence of the Upanishads

A Key to Indian Spirituality

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Essence of the Upanishads

By: Eknath Easwaran
Narrated by: Paul Bazely
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The Katha Upanishad embraces the key ideas of Indian mysticism in a mythic story we can all relate to – the quest of a young hero, Nachiketa, who ventures into the land of death in search of immortality.

But the insights of the Katha are scattered, hard to understand. Easwaran presents them systematically, and practically, as a way to explore deeper and deeper levels of personality, and to answer the age-old question, “Who am I?”

Easwaran grew up in India, learned Sanskrit from a young age, and became a professor of English literature before coming to the West. His translation of The Upanishads is the best-selling edition in English.

For students of philosophy and of Indian spirituality, and readers of wisdom literature everywhere, Easwaran’s interpretation of this classic helps us in our own quest into the meaning of our lives.

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This is really a dissertation on the teachings of the Upanishads. It doesn't reproduce the Upanishads to any degree but passes on the messages beautifully.

Excellent messages from the Upanishads

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So useful and so entertaining. A must have in your evolution.
I’ve listened three times in succession and going in for the fourth.

Brilliant from beginning to end.

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Great essence of the most thoughtful scriptures ever created - Upanishads.
Listen, absorb and practice.
Highly recommended.

Listen, absorb and practice.

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Very deep beautiful book beautifully narrated full of spiritual insights very easy to understand but hard to apply

Beautiful book

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I cannot stop listening to this. Thank you Eknath! I will look for more of your works.

This is the ULTIMATE guide to the Self

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What more can one say. A truly power and enlightening view of spirituality. Beautifully written … read with wit and wisdom.

Inspiring

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The story was full of obvious observationss, little stories and not representative of the Upanishads

A disappointing purchase

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