The Upanishads are dialogues, not doctrine. The central realization they circle is expressed in the mahavakyas — “great sayings” — such as Tat tvam asi: “Thou art that.”
Foundational for Advaita Vedanta.
Text
Upanishads
A collection of late Vedic texts exploring the nature of self and ultimate reality — the philosophical foundation of Advaita Vedanta.
Connections
concept tradition practice teacher text
Sources
- The Upanishads, trans. Eknath Easwaran (Nilgiri Press, 2007)
- The Principal Upanishads, trans. S. Radhakrishnan (HarperCollins, 1994)
- The Upanishads — Internet Sacred Text Archive