The Upanishads - Shearer, Alistair

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Résumé :
The Upanishads are key texts of the ageless wisdom known as the Perennial Philosophy. This lucid new translation presents selections from the eleven traditionally considered the most important: the M????kya, Kena, Ch?ndogya, ?sha, Brihad?ranyaka, Taittir?ya, Mundaka, Kaush?taki, Maitr?, Katha and Shvet?shvatara. Each selection is preceded by an incisive introduction that explains simply and clearly Sanskrit terms and yogic concepts that might otherwise be obscure. What emerges is that these writings, composed in the forest retreats of India some twenty-five centuries ago, address still vital questions about the nature and destiny of humankind and the consequences of disregarding the natural order and the greater whole. This vibrant revisioning of long-established classics offers both insight and inspiration to anyone who seeks the truth, whatever their chosen path....

Biographie:
Alistair Shearer is a cultural historian specialising in the art and religions of South Asia. He is a former lecturer at The School of Oriental and African Studies at London University and the British Museum and a veteran teacher of meditation. His books have been translated into all the major European languages, as well as Japanese, Chinese and Hebrew, and his translation from Sanskrit of the Yoga Sutras has remained in print for forty years. Alistair is co-creator of the award-winning retreat hotel Neeleshwar Hermitage on the coast of Malabar, in Kerala.

Sommaire:
The Upanishads are key texts of the ageless wisdom known as the Perennial Philosophy. This lucid new translation presents selections from the eleven traditionally considered the most important: the M????kya, Kena, Ch?ndogya, ?sha, Brihad?ranyaka, Taittir?ya, Mundaka, Kaush?taki, Maitr?, Katha and Shvet?shvatara. Each selection is preceded by an incisive introduction that explains simply and clearly Sanskrit terms and yogic concepts that might otherwise be obscure. What emerges is that these writings, composed in the forest retreats of India some twenty-five centuries ago, address still vital questions about the nature and destiny of humankind and the consequences of disregarding the natural order and the greater whole. This vibrant revisioning of long-established classics offers both insight and inspiration to anyone who seeks the truth, whatever their chosen path....