Thousands of years ago, using techniques of deep meditation, Indian mystics conducted investigations into the powers of the universe and the nature of human consciousness, developing ideas about a single supreme god, the eternal soul, and the relationship of individuals to the spiritual cosmos. Their flashes of insight were passed along orally for hundreds of years before being recorded in written form sometime around 900 B.C. The best of these are now called the Upanishads, and their teachings have provided a philosophical tradition to hundreds of millions of practitioners of the Hindu religion as well as many other seekers of wisdom and truth. In this episode, host Jacke Wilson introduces his project to investigate the nature of the Upanishads and see what these ancient texts might (or might not) be able to provide to a modern-day seeker.
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Show Notes:
Texts:
The Upanishads (Classic of Indian Spirituality) (tr. Easwaran)
The Upanishads: Breath from the Eternal (tr. Prabhavanada)
The Norton Anthology of World Literature (Third Edition) (Vol. Package 1: Vols. A, B, C)
Music Credits:
“Handel – Entrance to the Queen of Sheba” by Advent Chamber Orchestra (From the Free Music Archive / CC by SA).
“Jalandhar” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Jacke Wilson 
Serendipitous – LIstened to your other podcast on the Upanishads after I had walked this morning and was contemplating the unity of all – and how that fact eludes us the majority of the time. NOt wanting to accept myself a ‘believer’ , I have missed the ineffable. And I need that sense of the ineffable.
And the complexity of the internet age is dscombobulating- I both embrace and abhor it. The human – still evolving I guess. I know only questions, know no answers, know I don’t even know the questions. Exciting.
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Thanks for the comment – I’m so pleased to hear this. Your last sentence is perfect – it’s easy to be overwhelmed, or disheartened, or bitter. Let’s choose excited!
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Just writing a blog post which yours has prompted, and am referring in it to your podcast . Hope that is o.k. Any problems let me know.
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Okay, sounds good – and please post a link when it’s ready, I’m looking forward to reading it. 🙂
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it’s up there! https://amonikabyanyuvva.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/renounce-and-enjoy-oh-and-read-alot/
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Thank you so much – this really made my day. I feel so fortunate and grateful that you took the time to write such a wonderful post.
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