The Ten Principal Upanishads
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work of spiritual literature and translation, The Ten Principal Upanishads presents the foundational philosophical texts of ancient Hindu thought, rendered into luminous English prose by the Irish poet W. B. Yeats in collaboration with the Indian monk Shree Purohit Swami. The volume chronicles the essential teachings of ten core Upanishads — including the Kena, Katha, and Mandukya — which together argue that the individual soul (Atman) and the universal consciousness (Brahman) are ultimately one and the same. The translation carries a rare dual authority: Purohit Swami's deep immersion in the Vedantic tradition grounds the work in authentic spiritual understanding, while Yeats's poetic sensibility lends the prose a lyrical, meditative beauty that makes these ancient texts accessible to Western readers. The tone throughout is contemplative and reverential, inviting readers into a sustained inquiry into the nature of self, consciousness, and liberation. First published in 1937, this collaboration remains one of the most celebrated and widely read English renderings of the Upanishads, cherished by scholars, seekers, and lovers of world literature alike.
Author: Shree Purohit Swami And W. B. Yeats
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work of spiritual literature and translation, The Ten Principal Upanishads presents the foundational philosophical texts of ancient Hindu thought, rendered into luminous English prose by the Irish poet W. B. Yeats in collaboration with the Indian monk Shree Purohit Swami. The volume chronicles the essential teachings of ten core Upanishads — including the Kena, Katha, and Mandukya — which together argue that the individual soul (Atman) and the universal consciousness (Brahman) are ultimately one and the same. The translation carries a rare dual authority: Purohit Swami's deep immersion in the Vedantic tradition grounds the work in authentic spiritual understanding, while Yeats's poetic sensibility lends the prose a lyrical, meditative beauty that makes these ancient texts accessible to Western readers. The tone throughout is contemplative and reverential, inviting readers into a sustained inquiry into the nature of self, consciousness, and liberation. First published in 1937, this collaboration remains one of the most celebrated and widely read English renderings of the Upanishads, cherished by scholars, seekers, and lovers of world literature alike.