Isavasya Upanishad : ( 26/12/2012. )

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, January 31, 2021. 03:52. PM.  ISAVASYA UPANISHAD 18 Mantra-s on “The All-Pervading Reality” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTRODUCTION TO THE UPANISHAD : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There will always be people who will strive for the Truth. They are not interested in worldly enjoyments. Perhaps they have seen the hollowness in them. The numerous commentaries are useful for all seekers of Truth. The greatness of the scriptures is seen in the type of person it produces, not how much money it enables one to earn. A saint has said: “Even if all the Upanishads are destroyed, if just the first verse of Ishavasya Upanishad is saved, we can have the whole Vedas written again.” ------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, January 19, 2021. 09:34. AM.  ISAVASYA UPANISHAD 18 Mantra-s on “The All-Pervading Reality” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION TO THE UPANISHAD : 1. THIS UPANISHAD IS IN the Shukla Yajur Veda. It is part of the Samhitas. It takes its name from the first word of the first Mantra which means “the dwelling or clothing of the Lord”. There are only 18 Mantras in this text, but it has attracted the most number of commentaries, which suggests the importance of this Upanishad. 2. It is usually the first Upanishad taken up in a course of study of Vedanta. The text is plit into five chapters, which we have called “Waves”; each one is a ‘wave’ of Truth.  3. The target reader for this Upanishad could be of two types. The first is the serious  student who seeks to be freed from the bo