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  • Essence of the Upanishads

  • A Key to Indian Spirituality
  • Written by: Eknath Easwaran
  • Narrated by: Paul Bazely
  • Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (350 ratings)

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Essence of the Upanishads

Written by: Eknath Easwaran
Narrated by: Paul Bazely
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Publisher's Summary

The Katha Upanishad embraces the key ideas of Indian mysticism in a mythic story we can all relate to – the quest of a young hero, Nachiketa, who ventures into the land of death in search of immortality.

But the insights of the Katha are scattered, hard to understand. Easwaran presents them systematically, and practically, as a way to explore deeper and deeper levels of personality, and to answer the age-old question, “Who am I?”

Easwaran grew up in India, learned Sanskrit from a young age, and became a professor of English literature before coming to the West. His translation of The Upanishads is the best-selling edition in English.

For students of philosophy and of Indian spirituality, and readers of wisdom literature everywhere, Easwaran’s interpretation of this classic helps us in our own quest into the meaning of our lives.

©2009 Blue Mountain Center of Meditation (P)2017 Blue Mountain Center of Meditation

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great story narrated with foreign accent

story was great. narrator did not bother to learn 3 syllable sanskrit words. I had to look up what was the word narrator was trying to say. ironically he seemed to speak French and Hebrew phrases well

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A beautiful journey inwards

Mr.Easwaran's guided understanding of the Katha Upanishad is so nuanced and yet so elegantly and simply conveyed. There's a lot to unfold

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Clarity .

The meaning of life revealed beautifully. Its the best book to start your journey towards spirituality .

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Here is the way for the ultimate truth

Very lucidly told the path of ultimate gyaan!
Many are in search of the ultimate truth. Its hard ro find, harder to accept and hardest to follow. Yet those who are looking for it, must listen to this .

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An Eye Opener

One of the best book I've ever read/listened. It opened my mind to the ground reality, the bigger truth of life, identifying the self. The way this book explains the learning with so much contemporary examples. Everyone who will read this, will become a pebble going with the river flow from unknown to known.

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A great start into the journey of Upanishads.

information Very well simplified and presented by the author.

An epic discussion between Nachiketa and Yama about the real truth which has a great potential to transform one self who is seeking and is willing to transform. Eknath ji also shares his experience which is very easily connectable and resonates the confusion that arise in our journey of seeking.

Thanks Eknath Eswari, Paul Bazely and Audible

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A gripping narration of the essence of Upanishads

wonderfully narrated the essence of Upanishads by relating to our daily lives and instilling interest in spirituality and meaning of life. A must read for all in search of realization of life.

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A great book!

What a fantastic book! Super well read! A perfect snippet of the Upanishads by Eknath Easwaran

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Masterpiece on the journey within

Soothing voice that explains the essence of the Katha upanishad. We are not the body but the eternal self. A manual to realise this.

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Good book

Good for the one looking forward to control mind, desire. I loved but it could be made little more simple

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