wincher2031's review against another edition
5.0
Poetic and profound, both on its own and as a supplement to the Mahabharata.
joshmaher's review against another edition
3.0
Another important one to understand the evolution of religion and thought in society.
klkramer2's review against another edition
3.0
In reading this, I hoped to gain 1) a better understanding of Hindu theology and 2) a better grasp of context for face-to-face conversation. I'm glad I read this because I gained both. As expected, this firsthand approach is improving my apologetic.
As with most religious texts, once completed, I realized I had more questions than when I started. Most confusing to me was the interchangeable misuse of the words "eternal" and "infinite" (possibly due to translation from Sanskrit) to describe Brahman while also assigning characteristics that had already been noted for temporality. Another point that left me wondering is what the purpose is for the conscious life cycle (and the reincarnation cycle) if the soul is eternal and already "one with Brahman" but upon the beginning of either life cycle the subject must recapture oneness with aid of constructs. --A couple thoughts I'll keep in mind as I study further.
As with most religious texts, once completed, I realized I had more questions than when I started. Most confusing to me was the interchangeable misuse of the words "eternal" and "infinite" (possibly due to translation from Sanskrit) to describe Brahman while also assigning characteristics that had already been noted for temporality. Another point that left me wondering is what the purpose is for the conscious life cycle (and the reincarnation cycle) if the soul is eternal and already "one with Brahman" but upon the beginning of either life cycle the subject must recapture oneness with aid of constructs. --A couple thoughts I'll keep in mind as I study further.
nataalia_sanchez's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.5
bellyfedele's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
and_it_spoke's review against another edition
5.0
To write a review of the Upanishads is an impossible task, and I am not about to try. They are beautiful deep and worth reading. But what I do want to review is the wonderful introduction on this translation by Juan Moscaro.
His insight in connecting the broad, beautiful themes of love in the Upanishads to Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and more is inspiring. He has a poets gift for language and his introduction would be worth the price of this book alone.
His insight in connecting the broad, beautiful themes of love in the Upanishads to Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and more is inspiring. He has a poets gift for language and his introduction would be worth the price of this book alone.