Title: A lucid translation with thorough commentary
Product review: This is probably the best introduction to Indian religious philosophy possible, maybe the best introduction to religion and philosophy in general. It could be said that most of Western thought consists of a series of annotations to the Upanishads.For example: compare the section where Yama offers the world and is refused to the New Testament verses where Satan offers Jesus the world. Compare the explanation of Atman as being like an Indian fig tree (the one-tree forest) to Jesus' statement "I am the vine, ye are the branches." Compare the verse that Atman "Is called the Bright; there is no path to Brahman outside of Atman" to "I am the Way and the Truth and the Light; none come to the Father except through me."After a while, you might realize that the Upanishads are the source text of the New Testament.Or you may not.
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