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"Upanishads" is a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts that explore the nature of reality, consciousness, and spiritual knowledge. This podcast provides insight into these profound teachings, examining their impact on Hinduism and global spiritual thought.

Sanskrit and Eastern Religion/Philosophy Enthusiast, Michael Douglas Neely walks you through the Upanishads explaining the content with occasional sidebars on the Sanskrit language.

The Taittiriya Upanishad, part of the Yajur Veda, primarily focuses on the concept of Brahman as the ultimate reality, describing it as "Truth, Knowledge, and Infinite Bliss," and explaining that everything in the universe, including the individual self, is a manifestation of this Brahman; it notably introduces the "five sheaths" theory, detailing different layers of human consciousness, from the physical body to the pure Self, and emphasizes the importance of seeking liberation through understanding and realizing this underlying unity through practices like meditation and ...

The Prashna Upanishad is a Hindu philosophical text presented as a series of six questions ("prashna") posed by different disciples to the sage Pippalada, primarily focusing on the nature of Brahman (the ultimate reality), the relationship between the individual self (Atman) and the universal Self, and the path to liberation through meditation, with key themes including the importance of "Prana" (life force) and the three states of consciousness (waking, dreaming, and deep sleep)Exploration of the concept of Brahman, the nature of Atman, the significance of Prana (life force), and the ...

The Mandukya Upanishad is an important Upanishad, particularly to its Advaita Vedanta school. It succinctly presents several central doctrines, namely that "the universe is Brahman," "the Self (Atma) exists and is Brahman," and "the four states of consciousness". The Mandukya Upanishad, the shortest of all, also presents several theories about the syllable Aum, and that it symbolizes self. It is in prose, consisting of twelve short verses, and is associated with a Rig Vedic school of scholars and is assigned to Atharvaveda.One of the first known extant metrical commentary on this Upanishad was...

The Mundaka Upanisha मुण्डक-उपनिषद्, Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad is an ancient Sanskrit Vedic text, embedded inside Atharva Veda. A poetic verse style Upanishad, with 64 verses, written in the form of mantras.The first Mundakam defines the science of "Higher Knowledge" and "Lower Knowledge", and then asserts that acts of oblations and pious gifts are foolish, and do nothing to reduce unhappiness in current life or next, rather it is knowledge that frees.The second Mundakam describes the nature of the Brahman, the Self, the relation between the empirical world and the ...