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	Chandogya Upanishad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chandogya Upanishad is one of the oldest (perhaps "the oldest"), "primary" Upanishads commented upon by Adi Shankara.
		It is a Mukhya Upanishad, associated with the Samaveda.
		The first and the second chapters of this Upanishad discuss the problems of liturgy and doctrine such as the genesis and significance of Aum and the meaning and names of Saman.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chandogya_Upanishad (383 words)

	Advaita Vedanta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The key source texts for all schools of Vedānta are the Prasthanatrayi— the canonical texts consisting of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras.
		The basis of merit and sin is the Shruti (the Vedas and the Upanishads).
		Adi Shankara's treatises on the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras are his principal and almost undeniably his own works.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Advaita_Vedanta (5492 words)

	Brahma - the Creator Amongst the Hindu Trinity
		According to the Puranas, Brahma is said to be the son of the Supreme Being and his female energy, Maya – the cosmic illusion which keeps all life under a veil of separation from the Supreme One.
		Goddess Saraswati is Brahma's consort and feminine counterpart.
		Brahma will, of course, exert his powers during the creation of a new universe after this one is destroyed and to that extent, his role as the master creator and the originator of all knowledge will always remain in the minds of all Hindus.
	www.dollsofindia.com /brahma.htm (3600 words)

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		Taittiriya Upanishad, having defined Brahman in 2.1.1 as “Existence-Consciousness-Infinity” describes the universe, in 2.6.1, as consisting, inter alia, of the true and the untrue and says that the Truth became all this.
		In Swetasvatara 3.10, the Upanishad talks of an entity that is superior to that which is superior and says that one who knows that entity which is attributeless and beyond the threefold afflictions as oneself becomes immortal.
		The significance of this passage is Iswara and Maya are distinguished from the infinite, all-pervading and actionless Brahman.
	www.katha.org /academics/Annexure1.html (12327 words)

	Introduction to The Principal upaniShads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The upaniShads are respected not because they are a part of shruti or revealed literature and so hold a reserved position but because they have inspired generations of Indians with vision and strength by their inexhaustible significance and spiritual power.
		According to the chAndogya upaniShad, the doctrine of brahman may be imparted by a father to his elder son or to a trusted pupil, but not to another, whoever he may be, even if the latter should give him the whole earth surrounded by the waters and filled with treasures.
		The upaniShads are the concluding portions of the Vedas.
	www.msci.memphis.edu /~ramamurt/u_intro1.html (3467 words)

	Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This consciousness is considered to be more than that of the body or mind and intellect, but of a transcendental state that exists within and beyond our somatic existence, the unsullied 'Soul' of all.
		Literally, the end of the Vedas is constituted by the series of literature termed as the Aranyakas (the forest scriptures), of which the Upanishads form the chief constituent.
		The term ahinsa first appears in the Upanishads, and is the first of the five Yamas, or eternal vows/restraints in Raja Yoga.
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	Upanishad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In the quietude of the forest hermitages the Upanishad thinkers pondered on the problems of deepest concerns and communicated their knowledge to fit pupils near them.
		The Upanishads more clearly set forth the prime Vedic doctrines like Self-realization, yoga and meditation, karma and reincarnation, which were hidden or kept veiled under the symbols of the older mystery religion.
		In the Upanishads the spiritual meanings of the Vedic texts are brought out and emphasized in their own right.
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	Bhagavad-Gita translation by Dr. Ramananda Prasad; 2nd edition. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Brahma is the substratum, or the material and the efficient cause of the universe.
		Brahma, which is beyond birth and death, incarnates in human form through a great soul on earth to satisfy the longings of devotees who want to see Him and be in His personal presence.
		Brahma, Purusha, and Prakriti are the same yet different as the sun and its light and heat are the same as well as different.
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	Srivaishnavan.com - FAQ
		Brahma is the four-faced one, who came from the lotus, out of the navel of Lord Narayana.
		The ten Upanishads are: Isavaya Upanishad, Kena Upanishad, Kata Upanishad, Prasna Upanishad, Mundaka Upanishad, Mandukya Upanishad, Taittiriya Upanishad, Aitareya Upanishad, Chandogya Upanishad, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.
		Brahma Mimamsa is dealt with in Brahma Sutras.
	www.srivaishnavan.com /ans_vedas.html (1868 words)

	An Analysis of the Nature of the Self
		Or it may be that Narayana spoke to Brahma as we hear it in the Srimadbhagavata, for instance.
		Or, according to Sankaracharya who has commented on the Upanishad, Brahma, the Creator, spoke to Kasyapa and other progenitors of the family of the universe who are known as Prajapatis.
		Now, in this concluding passage of the Upanishad, we are given the advice that for the sake of this Knowledge one has to dedicate the whole of one's life in a highly disciplined manner.
	www.swami-krishnananda.org /chhand/ch_4i.html (2750 words)

	Notes on the Ganesha Upanishad
		The Ganesha Upanishad is one of the central texts of the Ganapatya Sampradaya, the groups of devotees for whom Ganesha was the central divinity, who are thought to have become established in India from the 6th Century onwards.
		The Ganesha Upanishad belongs to the class of Hindu Vedic texts that are considered to be revelatory - sruti - "that which is heard", and in some quarters, are held to be without 'origin'.
		You are Brahma, you are Vishnu, you are Rudra, You are Agni, You are Vayu, You are the Moon, You are the Sun, You are Brahma, Bhur-Bhuvah-Svar.
	www.philhine.org.uk /writings/tt_ganupanishad.html (1717 words)

	Upanishads
		The commentary on this Upanishad was written by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur, and the current english translation of this rare gem was done in 1977 in Vrindaban by a disciple of His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
		This Chaitanya Upanishad which is included within the eternal Atharva-Veda, and which is full of all bliss, has thus far not been manifest due to being beyond the vision of persons who have become blinded by the influence of the illusory energy and whose minds are directed towards external matters.
		Lord Brahma said to him: "After spending one year acting for the purification of mind and body by pure behavior in renunciation, by celibacy, by yoga practice and austerity, come again".
	www.brihaspati.net /caitanya_upanishad.htm (2299 words)

	Upanishads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The term Upanishad is derived from upa (near), ni (down) and s(h)ad (to sit), i.e., sitting down near.
		Samkara derives the word Upanishad as a substitute from the root sad, 'to loosen.,' 'to reach' or 'to destroy' with Upa and ni as prefixes and kvip as termination.
		The older Upanishads are usually affixed to a particularly Veda, through a Brahmana or Aranyaka.
	www.hindunet.org /upanishads (334 words)

	The Upanishads - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The upanishads are expositions of doctrine, typically found in the concluding portions of the brAhmaNas and AraNyakas of the four vedas.
		The upanishads are not to be seen as uniform books - each text is connected to the veda in which it occurs, and the upanishadic teaching is often presented in the context of a particular vedic hymn or ritual.
		The thirteen principal Upanishads are Isa, Katha, Ken, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Chandogya, Brhadaranyaka, Taittiriya, Aitareya, Svetasvatara, Kaivalya and Maitri.
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	upanishads,Brihadaranyaka Upanishad,Svetasvatara Upanishad,Isavasya Upanishad,Prasna Upanishad
		Greatly revered, this short Upanishad is often put at the beginning of the Upanishads, and marks the trend toward monotheism in the Upanishads.
		The Mandukya Upanishad belongs to the Atharva Veda and is an exposition of the principle of Aum as consisting of three elements, a, u, m, which may be used to experience the soul itself.
		This Upanishad by itself, it is said, is enough to lead one to liberation.
	www.india4world.com /Indian-religion/hinduism-religion/upanishad4.shtml (563 words)

	Essentials of the Upanishads
		The Brahma Suutra, composed by Veda Vyaasa, accepted as the authority for the correct interpretation of the Vedas refers to a number of well known Upanishadic texts and gives clues regarding their correct and consistent interpretation.
		The central theme of Upanishads is Monotheism or the delineation of a Supreme Being as the cardinal principle of the universe.
		The rest of the Upanishad is an excellent exposition of the nature of God, the fact of His being a regulator after death and Liberation, necessity of controlling the senses and the methodology of Yoga.
	www.dvaita.org /shaastra/upanishad.html (8354 words)

	Sannyasa Diksa, by Henri Le Saux o.s.b., in The Further Shore, ISPCK ed.1975
		Finally, it is even the taraka, the actual one who himself carries men across to the other shore, the one and only Ferryman, manifested in manifold ways in fhe form of all those rishis, mahatmas, gurus and buddhas, who throughout history have themselves been awaken and in turn awake their brother-men.
		As long as we remain at the level of signs, the best-signs for us are normally those among which we first awoke as men, and as men devoted to God, even if later on those signs have to he purified and freed from their limitations and particularity.
		Brahma is consciousness "(Aitareya Upanishad 5.3) and the disciple repeats it after Him.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/bodhisattva/evamvidvan.html (3249 words)

	Spiritual Upanishads Chandogya Upanishad - Spiritual Literature Of India - Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita And Other ...
		All, indeed, is Brahman, as is declared in the Upanishads.
		But if the Brahma priest, after the Prataranuvaka hymn has begun and before the recitation of the Paridhaniya, does not break his silence and speak, he purifies both the ways and neither of them is injured.
		And with regard to such a Brahma priest, there is the following gatha: "Wherever it is injured, thither he (the Brahma priest) goes." The silent Brahma alone, as one or the priests, protects the sacrificer, as a mare protects a warrior.
	www.bharatadesam.com /spiritual/upanishads/chandogya_upanishad.php (12811 words)

	Encyclopedia of Yoga - A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This is one of the famous dicta of Advaita-Vedânta, which was introduced in the early Upanishads, and which is also reiterated in medieval Yoga scriptures that avow nondualism.
		Amrita-Nâda-Upanishad ("Upanishad of the Immortal Sound"), consisting of 38 verses, is one of the Yoga Upanishads.
		This genre of scriptures preceded the Upanishads and ideologically stood midway between their esotericism and the sacrificial ritualism of the Vedas and Brahmanas.
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	Early doctrines regarding the chakras
		The heart was said to be the centre of the 72,000 nadis or subtle channels, and the place into which the senses are withdrawn during sleep.
		Following common tradition, each place is characterised by a particular state of consciousness: the navel (or the eye) waking consciousness, the heart dreamless sleep, the throat dreaming, and the head the "fourth" or transcendent state.
		These four states, originally referred to in the Mandukya Upanishad, are identified with the gods Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra (a derivative of Shiva) and Akshara (the indestructable).
	www.kheper.net /topics/chakras/chakras-earlydoctrines.htm (253 words)

	Hinduism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita are also indispensable literature in the study of Yoga.
		The Uttara ("later") Mimamsa school is Perhaps One of the cornerstone movements of Hinduism and certainly was responsible for a new wave of philosophical and meditative inquiry, renewal of faith, and cultural reform.
		Primarily associated with the Upanishads and their commentary by Badarayana, the Vedanta Sutras, Vedanta thought split into three groups, initiated by the thinking and writing of Adi Sankara.
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	Self As Knower in Vishisthadvaita
		The Brahma Sutras quotes two important passages in the Katha and the Mundaka Upanishads, which refer to two selves in the heart of the human body.
		Sage Badarayana, in Aphorism 11 of Pada ii of Chapter I of his Brahma Sutras refers to this verse of the Katha Upanishad and says that the two selves referred to are the individual self (Jivatma) and Brahman (Paramatma).
		The Upanishads, Gita and the Brahma Sutras, which form the Prasthana Traya or the Scriptural Trinity of Vedanta, clearly refer to the twin aspects of Life Spirit and consciousness as the Self in the human body.
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	Meaning of the Word Upanishad
		Most European scholars are agreed in deriving upa-ni-shad from the root sad, to sit down, preceded by the two prepositions ni, down, and upa, near, so that it would express the idea of session, or assembly of pupils sitting down near their teacher to listen to his instruction.
		Whenever the word occurs, it has the meaning of doctrine, secret doctrine, or is simply used as the title of the philosophic treatises which constitute the gñânakânda, the knowledge portion, as opposed to the karmakânda, the work or ceremonial portion, of the Veda.
		In the same Upanishad VII, 8, I, a distinction is made between those who serve their teachers (parikaritâ), and those who are admitted to their more intimate society (upasattâ, comm.
	www.infoplease.com /t/rel/upanishads/intro1-6.html (1347 words)

	VI. Prasña-Upanishad
		THIS Upanishad is called the Prasña or Shat-prasña-upanishad, and at the end of a chapter we find occasionally iti prasñaprativakanam, i.e.
		Pippalâda is mentioned in the Upanishad as the name of the principal teacher.
		” Mantropanishad is a name used of several Upanishads which are written in verse, and some of which, like the Isi, have kept their place in the Samhitâs.
	www.infoplease.com /t/rel/upanishads/intro2-6.html (269 words)

	Mundaka Upanishad
		Brahma, the Maker of the universe and the Preserver of the world, was the first among the devas.
		Brahman expands by means of austerity, and from It primal matter is produced; from matter, Prana; from Prana, mind; from mind, the elements; from the elements, the worlds; thence works, and from the works, their immortal fruits.
		That which is radiant, subtler than the subtle, That by which all the worlds and their inhabitants are supported—That, verily, is the indestructible Brahman; That is the prana, speech, and the mind; That is the True and That is the Immortal.
	sanatan.intnet.mu /upanishads/mundaka.htm (2441 words)

	The Kalisantarana Upanishad of the Krishna Yajur Veda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Kalisantarana Upanishad of the Krishna Yajur Veda
		The word "Upanishad" means the knowledge a Guru, well versed in the Vedas, imparts to his disciple, seated near him.
		Now there are a number of Upanishads which have as their main topic the discussion of devotion to Dasharathi Rama, such as the Rama tapini, Rama rahasya, muktika, etc, and there is hardly any which so discusses Balarama.
	www.hindunet.org /alt_hindu/1995_Jan/msg00223.html (1254 words)

	Upanishads
		The Upanishads are the end part of the Vedas which briefly expound the philosophic principles of the Vedas and are considered the essence of the Vedas.
		The philosophy of the Upanishads is sublime, profound, lofty and soul-stirring.
		The Upanishads speak of the identity of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul.
	www.astrojyoti.com /upanishadspage.htm (183 words)

	Sage Yajnavalkya in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad by Swami Krishnananda
		In the Chhandogya Upanishad we have cosmological meditations which are wonderful by themselves.
		You must read the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, especially the Second and the Fourth Chapters where Yajnavalkya pours the highest wisdom on Maitreyi and King Janaka, till they become stunned completely.
		All these statements of the Upanishads in different places amount to one thing: that by externalizing consciousness we will achieve nothing.
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	Upanishad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The first word of the Upanishad is 'Kena', therefore the name of the Upanishad is Kenopanishad.
		It is Brahma that inspires and activates all the senses, the prana and the innate energies present.
		The curious disciple states 'The two statements, 'I know Brahma' and 'I do not know Brahma' are simply inappropriate and contradictory because Brahma is himself knowledgeable and is beyond understanding.
	www.telugutoranam.com /hinduism/index.php3?slide=keno (1903 words)

	Inspirations By Swami Veda Bharati (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Subala Upanishad, the Upanishad of the Good Child, is very appropriate reading for us since we all are trying to be good children to our Great Father.
		It is in this sense that the chapter from the Upanishad paraphrased above speaks of the unreality of this universe.
		Thus do the Upanishads tell us that all these that you attribute to yourselves, the name, the handsomeness, the attractiveness, the charm, the beauty, your racial superiority or inferiority, your national prejudices and identifications, all of these belong to this physical body of yours, this gross body.
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