Course Category: Advanced

Aitareya Upanisad

Aitareya Upanishad is the only one of the ten Upanishads commented on by Shankara that hails from the Rig-Veda. It forms the fourth, fifth and

Brhadaranyka Upanisad (Video)

The longest, oldest, and one of the most often quoted Upanishad, Brhadaranyaka unfolds the knowledge of the self through a wide variety of dialogues. It

Four Mahavakyas

The great sayings of Upanisads as characterized by the Avaita school of Vedanta with Maha meaning great and Vakya a sentence. Aham Brahmasmi – I

Tripuri

Tripuri, a text attributed to Shankaracharya, which unfolds the nature of the self through an analysis of three levels of experience or three cities (Tri-Puri),

Mahavakya Vicara

9 classes on the great statements in the Upanishad that say the “I” in you is not separate, but is indeed equal to the “whole”

Mundakopanisad

The Mundaka Upanisad, which occurs in the Athavra Veda, consists of sixty-four mantras divided into three chapters (mundakas), each of which is subdivided into two

Kaivalya Upanisad

Kaivalya Upanisad in verse after verse reveals the non-duality (Kaivalya) of the world, the individual, and the Lord. Many mantras contain the echo of important

Ishavasya Upanisad

Ishavasya begins with the statement “Ishavasya Adam Sarvam” (All this pervaded by Ishavara) and not only unfolds this vision, but gives upasanas (meditations) to prepare