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Narayana Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

Om. Then Nārāyana, the supreme Purusha desired. “I shall create offspring.” From Nārāyana emanates prāna, manas, the several organs of… Read More »Narayana Upanishad

The Birth of the World-Egg

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, July, 1894

The universe was wrapped in darkness, unseen, unnamed, unthinkable, unknowable, in dreamless sleep. Then the Self-being, the unmanifested Master, manifested… Read More »The Birth of the World-Egg

Concerning Three Brahmans

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, April, 1897

I. In the city of Devikota, there is a Brahman, Vedasharma by name. In the season of the equinox, he… Read More »Concerning Three Brahmans

Mandalabrahmana Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Mandalabrāhmana-Upanishad]1 Brāhmana I Om. The great muni Yājñavalkya went to Adityaloka (the sun’s world) and saluting him (the Purusha of… Read More »Mandalabrahmana Upanishad

Buddha’s Method

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, March, 1894

“If a Bhikshu should desire, brethren, by the complete destruction of the three bonds to become purified, to be no… Read More »Buddha’s Method

The Tale of a Tiger

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, February, 1897

Once on a time, as I passed through the Southern Forest, I beheld An old Tiger who had taken a… Read More »The Tale of a Tiger

Esoteric Teaching (Rig Veda, i. 164, 45)

Commentary/Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, May, 1894

The most ancient declaration of Esoteric Teaching in the Sacred Books of India is probably this verse from the earliest… Read More »Esoteric Teaching (Rig Veda, i. 164, 45)

The Prince and the Woodman

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, August, 1896

A certain prince, born under an evil star, was cast out from the city, and fed by a certain woodman.… Read More »The Prince and the Woodman

The Song of the Self

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, October, 1895

Nor earth nor water, fire nor liquid air, Nor ether, nor the powers, nor these in one; Undifferentiated, in dreamless… Read More »The Song of the Self

Tejobindu Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Tejobindu]1 Chapter I Param-Dhyāna (the supreme meditation) should be upon tejo bindu, which is the Ātmā of the universe, which… Read More »Tejobindu Upanishad

Subala Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

Khanda I Then he (Raikva1) asked: “What was at first?” To which (He the Lord) replied: “There was neither Sat2… Read More »Subala Upanishad

Nadabindu Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Nādabindu]1 The syllable A is considered to be its (the bird Om’s) right wing, U, its left: M,2 its tail;… Read More »Nadabindu Upanishad

Isha Upanishad (By The Master)

Commentary/Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, January, 1895

[Translation] By the Master is to be covered all, whatever moving thing there is in the world. By this renouncing… Read More »Isha Upanishad (By The Master)

The Soul and the Self

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, October, 1896

The oneness of the soul with the Self is already a fact, and not a thing that requires a further… Read More »The Soul and the Self

Dhammapada (Theosophy Co. Rendition)

Translation/ by Anon., December, 1950

“This is not a new translation. It is only a rendition. Over a score of translations have been consulted in… Read More »Dhammapada (Theosophy Co. Rendition)

Skanda Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Skanda]1 Om. O Mahādeva (Lord of Devas), I am indestructible through a small portion of Thy grace. I am replete… Read More »Skanda Upanishad

Prashna Upanishad (A Vedic Master)

Commentary/Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, January & March, 1894 [Serialized]

[I.][Translation] These men, Sukesha Bharadvaja, Shaivya Satyakama, Sauryayani Gargya, Kaushalya Ashvalayana, Bhargava Vaidharbhi, and Kabandhi Katyayana, bent on the Eternal,… Read More »Prashna Upanishad (A Vedic Master)

Yogakundali Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Yogakundalī Upanishad]1 Chapter I Chitta2 has two causes, vāsanās and (prāna) vāyu. If-one of them is controlled, then both are… Read More »Yogakundali Upanishad

Amritanada Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Amṛtanāda-Upanishad]1 The wise, having studied the Śāstras and reflected on them again and again and having come to know Brahman,… Read More »Amritanada Upanishad

The Golden Sentences of Democrates

Translation/ by William Bridgman, 1804 [Originally published in Translations from the Greek]

1. If any one will give his mind to these sentences, he will obtain many things worthy of a man, and… Read More »The Golden Sentences of Democrates

Vajrasuchi Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Vajrasūchi Upanishad]1 I now proceed to declare the vajrasūchi—the weapon that is the destroyer of ignorance—which condemns the ignorant and… Read More »Vajrasuchi Upanishad

Sarvasara Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Sarvasāra]1 [In the text, all the questions are given first and then the answers follow. But the following arrangement is… Read More »Sarvasara Upanishad

Plotinus, The Enneads [3:1-9]

Translation/ by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie, 1918 [Originally published in Plotinus: Complete Works]

Ennead 3.1. Concerning Fate. POSSIBLE THEORIES ABOUT FATE. 1. The first possibility is that there is a cause both for… Read More »Plotinus, The Enneads [3:1-9]

Maitreya Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

Adhyāya I A King named Bṛhadratha, thinking this body to be impermanent and having acquired indifference (to objects), retired to… Read More »Maitreya Upanishad

Iamblichus’s Life of Pythagoras

Translation/ by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie, Pythagorean Sourcebook & Library, 1919

Chapter I. Importance of the Subject Since wise people are in the habit of invoking the divinities at the beginning… Read More »Iamblichus’s Life of Pythagoras

Idra Rabba Kadisha: The Greater Holy Assembly

Commentary/Translation/ by S. L. MacGregor Mathers, Kabbalah Unveiled, 1887

Chapter I.The Ingress and the Preface. 1. Tradition.—Rabbi Schimeon spake unto his companions, and said: “How long shall we abide… Read More »Idra Rabba Kadisha: The Greater Holy Assembly

Brahma Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Brahmopanishad]1 [This Upanishad is intended to give a complete and clear idea of the nature of Ātmā, that has four… Read More »Brahma Upanishad

Garbha Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Garbha-Upanishad]1 Om. The body is composed of the five (elements); it exists in the five (objects of sense, etc.); it… Read More »Garbha Upanishad

Tarasara Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Tārasāra-Upanishad]1 Om. Bṛhaspati asked Yājñavalkya: “That which is called Kurukshetra is the place of the sacrifice of the Devas and… Read More »Tarasara Upanishad

Kalisantarana Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Kalisantārana Upanishad]1 At the end of Dvāpara yuga, Nārada2 went to Brahma and addressed him thus: “O Lord, how shall… Read More »Kalisantarana Upanishad

Naradaparivrajaka Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

Upadeśa I Om. Once upon a time, Nārada, the ornament of Parivrājakas (roaming ascetics), after roaming over all worlds and… Read More »Naradaparivrajaka Upanishad

Siphra Ditzniuta: The Book of Concealed Mystery

Commentary/Translation/ by S. L. MacGregor Mathers, Kabbalah Unveiled, 1887

Chapter I 1. Tradition.—“The Book of Concealed Mystery” is the book of the equilibrium of balance. [The word “Dtzenioutha” is… Read More »Siphra Ditzniuta: The Book of Concealed Mystery

Niralamba Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Nirālamba]1 Harih-Om. I shall relate in the form of a catechism whatever should be known for the removal of all… Read More »Niralamba Upanishad

Adhyatma Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Adhyātma-Upanishad]1 The One Aja (unborn) is ever located in the cave (of the heart) within the body. (Pṛthivī) the earth… Read More »Adhyatma Upanishad

Amritabindu Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Amṛtabindu]1 Om. Manas (mind) is said to be of two kinds, the pure and the impure. That which is associated… Read More »Amritabindu Upanishad

Bhikshuka Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Bhikshuka]1 Among bhikshus (religious mendicants) who long for moksha (salvation), there are four2 kinds, viz., Kutīchaka, Bahūdaka, Hamsa, and Paramahamsa.… Read More »Bhikshuka Upanishad

Dhyanabindu Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Dhyānabindu-Upanishad]1 Even if sin should accumulate to a mountain extending over many yojanas (distance), it is destroyed by dhyānayoga. At… Read More »Dhyanabindu Upanishad

Sandilya Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

Chapter I Om. Śāndilya questioned Atharvan thus: “Please tell me about the eight aṅgas (parts) of Yoga which is the… Read More »Sandilya Upanishad

Varaha Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Varāha]1 Chapter I The great sage Ṛbhu performed penance for twelve deva (divine) years. At the end of the time,… Read More »Varaha Upanishad

Diogenes Laërtius’s Life of Pythagoras

Translation/ by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie, Pythagorean Sourcebook & Library, 1919

I. Early Life Since we have now gone through the Ionian philosophy, which was derived from Thales, and the lives… Read More »Diogenes Laërtius’s Life of Pythagoras

Plotinus, The Enneads [4:1-9]

Translation/ by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie, 1918 [Originally published in Plotinus: Complete Works]

Ennead 4.1. Of the Being of the Soul. It is in the intelligible world that dwells veritable being. Intelligence is… Read More »Plotinus, The Enneads [4:1-9]

Selections from the Yoga Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki

Translation/ by Vihari-Lala Mitra, 1891 [See also: Full edition of the Yoga Vasishtha Maharamayana, by Vihari Lala Mitra]

Utpatti-Khanda: Evolution of the World Chapter III: Causes of Bondage in the Body Rāma said:—It is even so as you… Read More »Selections from the Yoga Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki

The Similitudes of Demophilus

Translation/ by William Bridgman, 1804 [Originally published in Translations from the Greek]

1. Flattery is like painted armour, because it affords delight, but is of no use. 2. Learning is similar to a golden… Read More »The Similitudes of Demophilus

Idra Zuta Kadisha: The Lesser Holy Assembly

Commentary/Translation/ by S. L. MacGregor Mathers, Kabbalah Unveiled, 1887

Chapter I.Which Containeth the Introduction. 1. Tradition.—On that day on which the Companions were assembled together in the house of… Read More »Idra Zuta Kadisha: The Lesser Holy Assembly

Sariraka Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Śārīraka-Upanishad]1 Om. The body is a compound of pṛthivī (earth) and other mahābhūtas (primordial elements, as pas or water, agni… Read More »Sariraka Upanishad

Sepher Yetzirah

Commentary/Translation/ by William Wynn Westcott, Collectanea Hermetica, 1893 [2nd Edition, updated from 1st ed. of 1887]

Preface to the Second Edition It has been at the earnest’ wish of many students, members of the Theosophical Society,… Read More »Sepher Yetzirah

Anonymous Biography of Pythagoras, preserved by Photius

Translation/ by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie, Pythagorean Sourcebook & Library, 1919

1. Plato was the pupil of Archytas, and thus the ninth in succession from Pythagoras; the tenth was Aristotle. Those… Read More »Anonymous Biography of Pythagoras, preserved by Photius

Porphyry’s Life of Plotinus, and Order of His Writings

Translation/ by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie, 1918 [Originally published in Plotinus: Complete Works]

I. Plotinus, like Porphyry, Despised His Physical Nature, but a Picture of Him was Secured. Plotinus the philosopher, who lived… Read More »Porphyry’s Life of Plotinus, and Order of His Writings

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