02054cam a2200421 i 4500 295871500 TxAuBib 20100106120000.0 070425s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007927661 9781586380212 pbk. $11.95 1586380214 pbk. $11.95 9781586381318 1586381318 TxAuBib rda eng san Upanishads. The Upanishads [BOOK] / introduced & translated by Eknath Easwaran ; afterword by Michael N. Nagler. Second edition. Tomales, CA : Nilgiri Press, 2007. 382 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Classics of Indian spirituality Previously published: 1987. Includes bibliographical references and index. In the Upanishads, illumined sages share flashes of insight, the results of their investigation into consciousness itself. In extraordinary visions, they experience directly a transcendent Reality which is the essence, or Self, of each created being. They teach that each of us, each Self, is eternal, deathless, one with the power that created the universe. Easwaran’s best-selling translation of selections taken from the principal Upanishads and five others is reliable and accessible. It includes an overview of the cultural and historical setting, with chapter introductions, notes, and a Sanskrit glossary. Provided by publisher. 20221205. Includes translations from Sanskrit. Upanishads. Sanskrit literature Translations into English. Hinduism Sacred books. Spiritual life Hinduism. Eknath, Easwaran, 1910-1999. Nagler, Michael N. Classics of Indian spirituality.