xvi, 199p., Col. Plts., 21 cm. (First Edition pub. in 2002)
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- 1. Satyakama - the Seeker of Truth (From the Chhandogya Upanishad) 2. The Story of Shvetaketu (From the Chhandogya Upanishad) 3. Nachiketas Gains Immortality (From the Katha Upanishad) 4. Raikva the Cart Driver (From the Chhandogya Upanishad) 5. Indra Asks about the Self (From the Chhandogya Upanishad) 6. The Devas and the Blade of Grass (From the Kena Upanishad) 7. Yagyavalkya the Great Teacher (From the BrihadJraizyaka Upanishad) 8. Brighu Discovers the Nature of Brahman (From the Taittiriya Upanishad) 9. Balaki the Proud Teacher (From the Brihadarayaka Upanishad) 10. Shvetashvatara Teaches about Brahman (From the Shvetashvatara Upanishad) 11. How Creation Began (From the Aitareya Upanishad) 12. King Ashvapati and the Universal Self (From the Chhandogya Upanishad) 13. Ashvalayana Visits Brahma Loka (From the Kaivalya Upanishad) 14. King Janaka Questions Yagyavalkya (From the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad) 15. The Moving and Unmoving (From the Isha Upanishad) 16. Garland of Questions (From the Prashna Upanishad) 17. Satyakama Teaches Upakosala (From the ChhJndogya Upanishad) 18. Pratardana Learns about Wholeness (From the Kaushitaki Upanishad) 19. Narada Visits Sanatkumara, the Eternal Youth (From the Chhandogya Upanishad) 20. The Acharya's Message on the Last Day of Study (From the Taittiriya Upanishad) - Glossary of Sanskrit Words - Pronunciation and Meaning.
DESCRIPTION
The Upanishads include some of the most beloved and illuminating stories from the vast literature of the most beloved tradition. Adapted forms the original text, these tales tell the stories of enlightenment in simple, poetic language that will appeal to all. The power and beauty of vedic life unfolds in a variety of settings: a teacher and his student in a secluded forest ashram, a great seer meditating of the poor.