The Upanishads Breath of the Eternal

The Wisdom of the Hindu Mystics: The Upanishads: Breath of the Eternal The Principal Texts Selected and Translated from the Original Sanskrit by Swami Prabhavananda and Frederick Manchester

Translated literally, “Upanishad” means “sitting near devotedly, ” conjuring images of the contemplating student listening with rapt attention to the teachings of a spiritual master. The principal Upanishads offered in this edition have been recognized throughout the centuries by Hindu believers and great Western thinkers such as Goethe, Schopenhauer, and Emerson as philosophical and spiritual meditations of the highest order.

THE GOD WITHIN. Embodying the wisdom of ancient mystics, The Upanishads form the core of India’s most sacred scriptures and constitute the highest authority for Hindu believers everywhere. Brilliantly translated, these meditations offer the world today profound insights in to the spiritual truths underlying all great religions.

Specifications
Artist/ Author: Swami Prabhavananda and Frederick Manchester
Condition: Used, Good condition, no writing or markings other than owner name and date (3.3.1962) inscribed on inner first page. images of actual book.
Format: Paperback
Publication date: April 1957, 1^st Printing, Vintage
Number of Pages:  128
Publisher:  Mentor/NAL, New York, 1960 – A Mentor Religious Classic
Dimensions: H18cm x W10.7cm x D0.8cm, approximately