The Upanishads (Deluxe Silk Hardbound)

When embarking on a journey into the unknown, it is useful to have a guide who knows the way. Swami Paramananda thoroughly understands the Upanishads in his beautifully bound book. There are at least 108 Upanishads. Of those, around 10 are considered to the 'major' ones. Swami Paramananda explains and elucidates three of these: the Isa, the Katha, and the Kena Upanishads.The Upanishads come from the four Vedas. The Vedas are a treasure trove of ancient wisdom. They contain mantras and instructions for use in rituals and sacrifices. They also contain teachings about the ultimate nature of existence, and eschatological teachings explaining the identity of the soul (Atman) with the Absolute (Brahman). These teachings are the Upanishads. The teachings are often couched in charming stories such as the story of Nachiketas. Swami Paramananda clearly explains and elaborates the meaning and importance of each the three Upanishads. Though written in the beginning of the 20th century, it is so clear, well written, and easy to understand, it could have been written yesterday.

book came faster than expected, in great condition and the seller wrote a personal thank you note! Very impressive.

Very. Thin.

very good

Great condition. Easy to read and understand. Has a bookmark ribbon in the book binding. Nice shiny golden font on front and back and around corner of edges. Was deposited into my mailbox within 2 days in a normal size box. This is a pocket sized book that is of good quality Worth the buy.

Gorgeous and full of enlightenment! Thank you!

Looks like a mini book.

It has nothing to do with the Upanishads. Don't buy this book.

I don't want to mark even a single star but due to extraordinary hardbound quality of book inspired me to give 1 out of 5 though book lacking in essence of Upnishad. It seems book is written for sake of writing something.

The media could not be loaded.  Pros:1. Good hardbound2. Great on bookshelves and on worship place.Cons:1. Only 3 upanishads out of 108 covered, isa katha and kena.2. Very less commentary.3. No original text and only translation.Verdict: Good for beginners and showpiece. Not recommended for academics and scholar studies. For academics and exhaustive study refer 112 upanishads by K.L. Joshi and for exhaustive summary Roshen Dalal and Eknath Eashwaran are good purchases.

The volume of 3 principal Upa-nishads speaks a translation nowhere near the original Sanskrit.The author has been cavalier and inaccurate in the treatment of these sublime works and has put quite a false spin to the translations *and* commentary.Unfortunate and shocking that this presentation is reaching the broader - and targeted - reading public. Evidently the editors and publishers of this volume don't know any betterIf it were up to me, I would recall this work of the author

Swami paramananda while translating the book from sanskrit eliminated some of fraces which confuses modern minds of people