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UNINA9910971613603321 |
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Titolo |
The Upanishads / / introduced & translated by Eknath Easwaran ; afterword by Michael N. Nagler |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Tomales, CA, : Nilgiri Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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9786612486999 |
9781282486997 |
1282486993 |
9781586380250 |
1586380257 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (385 p.) |
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Collana |
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The classics of Indian spirituality |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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EknathEaswaran <1910-1999.> |
NaglerMichael N |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hinduism |
Spiritual life - Hinduism |
Sanskrit literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously published: 1987. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Table of Contents; Untitled; Foreword; Introduction; ISHA: The Inner Ruler; KATHA: Death as Teacher; BRIHADARANYAKA: The Forest of Wisdom; CHANDOGYA: Sacred Song; SHVETASHVATARA: The Faces of God; MUNDAKA: Modes of Knowing; MANDUKYA: Consciousness & Its Phases; KENA: Who Moves the World?; PRASHNA: The Breath of Life; TAITTIRIYA: Ascent to Joy; AITAREYA: The Unity of Life; MINOR UPANISHADS: Beads of Wisdom; Tejobindu; Atma; Amritabindu; Paramahamsa; Afterword: A Religion for Modern Times: by Michael N. Nagler; Glossary; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Among the oldest of India's spiritual texts, the Upanishads are records of intensive question-and-answer sessions given by illumined sages to their students - in ashrams, at family gatherings, in a royal court, and in the kingdom of Death. The sages share flashes of insight, extraordinary visions, the results of their investigation into consciousness itself.The Upanishads have puzzled and inspired wisdom seekers from Yeats to Schopenhauer. In this best-selling translation, |
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