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This review is from: Sacred Texts: The Principal Upanishads (Hardcover)
The translator seems to shy away from a literal translation in favour of saying the 'meaning' of certain passages, which in the context of a religious book can obviously cause problems. A much better system would have been a literal translation combined with a commentary, as Swami Vivekananda did in his translations of the Yoga Sutras, from the same publisher. This way a reader can differentiate between what the translator is saying and what the Upanishads are saying.
Read this book if you enjoy attempting to read through the translation, if you enjoy taking what is spoon fed to you, or if you happen to have the exact same viewpoint as the translator (what that is is uncertain, he just describes himself as a 'meditator').
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All there is is That,
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This review is from: The Principal Upanishads (Divine Conversation) (Paperback)
`Upanishads breathe throughout the sacred spirit of the Vedas!' wrote Arthur Schopenhauer, `How every line is full of sure, definite and harmonizing significance! How out of every page confront us deep, original, elevated thoughts, while a higher and highly sacred earnestness vibrates through the whole!'Alan Jacobs has produced yet another literary masterpiece in his transcreation of the 'Principal Upanishads', which together with his 'Bhagavad Gita', aim to convey the nondualist teaching (Advaita Vedanta) of the ancient Indian scriptures as well as explore the author's own poetic expression. There are over 200 Upanishads or `secret teachings' in existence however 12 of them have become universally acknowledged as the primary vehicles of the Divine revelation leading to Self-Realisation. And the 'Isa Upanishad' is traditionally placed at the beginning of the sequence, setting the tone and establishing the essential Truth that ultimately everything is as is should be: All is perfect, so perfectly perfect! Each Upanishad is supplemented with the author's own commentary, drawing on nondualist cross references to other writers and beliefs - Homer and Plato, Aurobindo and Schopenhauer, the teachings of Jesus and Ramana Maharshi. The message of Advaita Vedanta has been gently flourishing in the West - Alan Jacob's 'Principal Upanishads' will only serve to illuminate further this blessed Truth: That all there is is `That', |
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