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The Mandukya Upanisad, like Mundaka, Prasna and some minor Upanisads, forms part of the Atharva Veda. It is one of the shortest of the ten principal Upanishads. Gaudapada has written two hundred and fifteen verses known as the Karika to explain the Upanishad and Sankara has written a commentary on both the Upanisad an the Karika, Anandagiri in his Tika explains at greater length Sankara’s commentary. The Mandukya Upanisad, like other Upanisads, discusses the ...
For the first time in the world's history the words of a prophet have been presented with almost stenographic accuracy. In their breadth and depth they are unique. Great spiritual truths are here described in simple words and vivid stories. In these pages seekers of all religions will find courage and faith, hope and illumination. They will feel God to be very real and within reach of all. They will learn that man's sincere prayer is always answered and that ...
The Upanishads form the concluding portion and contain the essence of the Vedas, which are the Scriptures of the Hindu faith. They record the direct and immediate spiritual experience of the rishis, the seers of truth, and have been passed down orally through a succession of illuminated teachers. They treat of the origin and destiny of the soul, the nature of the universe, and the nature of ultimate reality. What are often presented as theological dogmas are in ...