Upanishads on Re-Birth
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
vedanta
Writings related to the Vedanta school of Indian Philosophy. See also: Advaita Vedanta.
[The Bhagavad Gita a Book of Initiation]
Article Selection from “Bhagavad-Gita,” by Babu Nobin K. Bannerji | Note by H.P.B. . . . many a sound scholar… Read More »[The Bhagavad Gita a Book of Initiation]
[Notes on “The God Idea”]
Article selections by Babu Raj Narain Bose | Notes by H.P.B. I deem it necessary to reply to some of… Read More »[Notes on “The God Idea”]
Visishthadwaita Philosophy
Article by A. Govinda Charlu | Notes by H.P.B. [Only the notes by H.P.B. are included here. Notes by A.G.C.… Read More »Visishthadwaita Philosophy
“The Philosophy of Spirit”
[Note: the following addresses the book “The Philosophy of Spirit,” by William Oxley.] The book bearing the above title, and professing… Read More »“The Philosophy of Spirit”
The Song of the Self
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
The Soul and the Self
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
Skanda Upanishad
[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
Isha Upanishad (By The Master)
[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)
Vajrasuchi Upanishad
[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
Prashna Upanishad (A Vedic Master)
[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)
The Vedanta Philosophy and the Doctrine of Maya
The doctrine of Maya is considered by many thinkers, both in the East and the West, to be an integral… Read More »The Vedanta Philosophy and the Doctrine of Maya
Sankaracharaya, Philosopher and Mystic
At the request of Col. Olcott I have permitted the following paper to be published with materials collected by me… Read More »Sankaracharaya, Philosopher and Mystic
Subala Upanishad
Khanda I Then he (Raikva1) asked: “What was at first?” To which (He the Lord) replied: “There was neither Sat2… Read More »Subala Upanishad
Sarvasara Upanishad
[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
Niralamba Upanishad
[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
[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
India—“The Alma-Mater”
I: The Eternal Religion Forty years ago, expounding Theosophical tenets, W. Q. Judge called them “Echoes from the Orient.” His… Read More »India—“The Alma-Mater”
The Ethics of the Vedanta
A system of philosophy is generally tested by its ethical doctrine. Though a criticism of life, philosophy is judged by… Read More »The Ethics of the Vedanta
Garbha Upanishad
[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
Intellect and Intuition in Sankara’s Philosophy
Philosophy is not a matter of dialectics and intellectual jugglery, but a product of life and meditation on it. It… Read More »Intellect and Intuition in Sankara’s Philosophy
Short Survey of the Vedanta System
1. Introductory. Fundamental thought of the Vedanta § 1. The fundamental thought of the Vedânta, most briefly expressed by the Vedic… Read More »Short Survey of the Vedanta System
Sariraka Upanishad
[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
Atmabodha Upanishad
[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
The Vedantic Approach to Reality
Philosophy is the attempt to think out the presuppositions of experience, to grasp, by means of reason, life or reality… Read More »The Vedantic Approach to Reality
Lectures on the Bhagavad Gita [Chapter 4]
Contents Preface 1. The Place of Jnanayoga in the Gita 2. The Pedigree of Jnanayoga 3. The Doctrine of Avataras… Read More »Lectures on the Bhagavad Gita [Chapter 4]
The Age of Sankara
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION Ex Orientale lux; Ex occidente frux-from the East light; from the West fruit-is a… Read More »The Age of Sankara
The Original Śaṅkarācārya
The once universal Wisdom Tradition, whose existence was made known to the modern world by H. P. Blavatsky, had been… Read More »The Original Śaṅkarācārya