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Upanishads

A family of Sanskrit texts concerned with self, world, and knowledge. They are not one book with one voice. Verses here are cited individually, with translator and era.

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Selected Upanishads

Selected passages from Isha, Katha, Chandogya, and Brihadaranyaka, using public-domain translations. Each passage is a distinct text, not a mash-up.

Chapter 1 · Isha Upanishad

The Lord and the world's movement

Isha Upanishad 1
“All this, whatsoever moves on the earth, is to be covered by the Lord. Protect (your Self) through that detachment. Do not covet anybody's wealth. (After Müller, with the opening as commonly parsed.)”

Chapter 3 · Katha Upanishad

The path said to be sharp as a razor

Katha Upanishad 1.3.14
“Arise, awake, and having reached the great, learn. The wise say that path is sharp as a razor's edge, difficult to cross and hard to tread.”

Chapter 6 · Chandogya Upanishad

Uddalaka and Svetaketu

Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7
“Now that which is that subtle essence, in it all that exists has its self. It is the True. It is the Self, and thou, O Śvetaketu, art it.”

Chapter 8 · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

A prayer from the ritual of the vital breath

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28
“From the unreal lead me to the real. From darkness lead me to light. From death lead me to immortality.”