Pearls from Upanisads (ePub)
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Being the 'Revealed Knowledge', the Upanishads form the foundations of the Indian philosophical heritage. Upanishads are aptly described as Vedanta, acme of the Veda that postulates brotherhood of humankind and universal oneness of the entire existence, living and non-living. Inspired by them, scholars over the ages have crafted a vast literature propounding the teachings of these treatises. This book presents the essence of this message through selecting a few parables and dialogues from Upanishadic tradition. The content has been so arranged that it helps the reader to progress from self-consciousness to 'self-actualization'.
The common perception is that the Upanishads are religious texts meant for ritual reading. This work believes them to be spiritual treatises blending logic and faith for contemplation and reflection.
The work has been divided into two parts. The Part One contains twelve parables selected from four Vedic Upnishads viz. the Kena, the Chhandogya, the Katha and the Brihadarnyaka. The instruction proceeds from the known to the unknown and from the elementary to the complex. Part Two includes six dialogues, all taken from the Yajnavalkya Episode of the Brihadarankopnishad, untwining the mystery of non-duality. Each piece has a curtain raiser and a short note in the manner of an epilogue while the text retains the original flavor.
I served the Indian Army from 1962 to 1992, working in the field of Human Resource Development as faculty in several prestigious institutions. During the service, I was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India on the Republic Day-1984. After retirement, the irresistible sound of the distant chants of the Vedic sages lured me to study the great speculative premises regarding the life 'here' and 'yonder'. The present work is the outcome.
My doctoral work entitled 'History of Christian Missions in North India from 1813 to 1914' was published in 1988. I contribute to journals and magazines on cultural, religious, educational, and geo-strategic subjects. Presently, my wife Prem and I reside in Noida, an up-and-coming township in the National Capital Region of Delhi (India). I am associated with several literary and social fora as also with some reputed strategic studies related think tanks.
- Autor: R. B. Sharma
- 2015, 192 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Partridge Publishing India
- ISBN-10: 1482850540
- ISBN-13: 9781482850543
- Erscheinungsdatum: 07.08.2015
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