Essence of the Upanishads e-bog
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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...
E-bog
117,05 DKK
Forlag
Nilgiri Press
Udgivet
1 juli 2010
Længde
252 sider
Genrer
Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781586380373
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 ofThe Upanishadsis the best-selling edition in English.For students of philosophy and of Indian spirituality, and readers of wisdom literature everywhere, Easwarans interpretation of this classic helps us in our own quest into the meaning of our lives.