Essentials of Upanishads

This Book Is Addressed To Those Who Are Interested In The Rich Hindu Heritage And Vedic Culture, But May Not Be Academics Or Scholars. The Quotations From The Upanishads Are In Footnotes So That A Person Who Does Not Know Sanskrit Can Read The Book Smoothly. All The Ten Major Upanishads Printed In Devanagari Need A Book Of 500 Pages Of This Size. Introducing All The Important Ideas Of Upanishads In A Book Of 100 Pages Is A Daunting Task. In This Book, We Have Not Only Responded To The Special Topics Requested By Our WellWishers, But Have Covered Information Not Available In Other Books On Upanishads. Our Intention Is To Draw The ReaderS Attention To Several Topics Of Interest In Everyday Life, So That He/She Can Do More Reading And Pondering. The Topics Covered Here Are The Relations Of The Upanishads To Veda Mantras, Vedanta And Indian Philosophy In General. The 12 Anecdotes Given Here Throw A Wealth Of Light On The Way Of Life In The Upanishad Period, More Specifically The Period Of Chhandogya Upanishad. A Common Topic Of Interest To Many Of Our Readers Is The Educational System. Was It Home Schooling Or Residential Schools? What Was The Age When The Boys Went To These Residential Schools? What Was The Duration? Did All The Teachers Belong To Brahmin Caste? Were Those Who Were Not Brahmins Turned Away? Did Some Persons In Their Middle Age Go To A Teacher For Instruction? The Book Included Essays On Brahman, The Bliss, Truth, Infinity And Knowledge.