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The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

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Charles Johnston's classic translation and commentary on one of the most profound of ancient sacred texts. The book also contains three introductory articles by Johnston, which shed much light on the Upanishads, their place in history, their influence and connection to other spiritual philosophies of the world. “The great Upanishads were compiled as Instructions for disciples preparing for Initiation. They contain philosophical teaching, and also many stories, generally in the form of spirited dialogues, of great beauty and eloquence, or ironical, but always radiant with spiritual wisdom. If we think of what is here translated as a part of these Instructions, we shall have little difficulty in understanding its significance. . . . “A single principle links together the great Upanishads and their diverse parts, like jewels strung on a golden the oneness of the Soul and the Oversoul. When we have found the Soul, our inmost real Self, we have thereby found the Oversoul, the Supreme Self of all Being. This is the goal.”—Charles Johnston

707 pages, ebook

First published January 23, 1983

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April 29, 2026
'[...] durante il sonno profondo non ci sono più desiderî, non c'è più nulla da ottenere, proprio come nel momento in cui un uomo è abbracciato pienamente dall'amata sposa. L'essere individuale è abbracciato dal Sé supremo e dimentica ogni altra cosa, a cominciare dalla propria identificazione corporale. Rimane solo l'essere libero dal desiderio e dal dolore. In questa situazione il padre non è più padre, e così la madre non è più madre, né i Deva sono Deva, o i Veda sono Veda. Un ladro non è più un ladro, un assassino non è più tale, e così perdono di significato le definizioni di Chandala, Pulkasa, brahmachari o samnyasi. La forma sottile che sperimenta il sogno non è toccata dalle azioni positive o negative, perché le trascende. In questa situazione non vede ma vede allo stesso tempo, poiché la vista del Testimone non può mai venire meno. È piuttosto la separazione tra osservatore e osservato che viene meno.'
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July 27, 2014
This is a near authentic word by word translation of Sri Madhvacharya's commentary on the Brhdaranyaka Upanishad. Good one indeed.
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