ABOUT THE BOOK

Hinduism is called Sanatana Dharma i.e. eternal religion or way of life based on the teachings of the Vedas prescribing practices of eternal values. The Vedas have four parts - the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas and the Upanishads. The Upanishads are in the end portion of the Vedas. They are therefore called Vedanta. Vedanta called Prasthanatraya can be compared to a tripod. The first leg of the tripod is the Upanishads or the revealed Truth. The second is the Bhagavad Gita or the practical truth. And the third is the Brahmasutras or the reasoned truth.

The Upanishads are considered apaurusheya, that is, not man-made. This revealed knowledge came from Brahma, the Creator. It has no beginning and no end. This Upanishadic knowledge is always new. It never becomes old because Truth can never become old. The more the Upanishads are read and reflected upon,...