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Chandogya Upanishad 4:4-9 (Teachers Other Than Human)

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

[Translation] Satyakama the son of Jabala addressed his mother Jabala thus: I am going to dwell with a teacher, in… Read More »Chandogya Upanishad 4:4-9 (Teachers Other Than Human)

Upanishads on Re-Birth

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, February, 1894

Hence one whose fire is burned out is reborn through the tendencies in mind; according to his thoughts he enters… Read More »Upanishads on Re-Birth

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 Kingdom of Heaven and the Upanishads

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Open Court, December, 1905

[Reprinted as “The Parables of the Kingdom,” Quarterly Book Department, 1909] I. Were a student of the Upanishads, steeped in… Read More »The Kingdom of Heaven and the Upanishads

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

[A Note on Narayana, and Missing Chapters of the Chandogya Upanishad]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, September, 1883

Selections from a Letter by Laldi M. Ghose | Notes by H.P.B. The death of our dear Brother Babu Jogendra Nath… Read More »[A Note on Narayana, and Missing Chapters of the Chandogya Upanishad]

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Atmabodha Upanishad

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

[Ātmabodha Upanishad]1 Om. Prostrations to Nārāyana wearing conch, discus, and mace,2 by whom the Yogi is released from the bondage… Read More »Atmabodha Upanishad

Kaivalya Upanishad

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

[Kaivalya Upanishad]1 Harih-Om. Then2 Āśwalāyana went to Lord Parameshtī (Brahmā) and addressed Him thus: “Please initiate me into Brahmavidyā (Divine… Read More »Kaivalya Upanishad

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