What Are the Upanishads? 

Overjoyed to see humanity getting closer to the ultimate reality Hare Krishna

Please spread this knowledge to the world humanity salvation is imbibed in the vedas as it is not prescribed what to do and what not to do but it provides tools to us all to be one with all of us on earth and far beyond....JAI SHREE RAM

I used to think of Atma as a soul. Now I understand that we have been using it in words where it symbolizes as 'Self'. Like the word Atmanirbhar - self reliant. Atmavishwas - self confidence.

1:23 -- The identity of Brahman and Atman can be known "experientially"... That is the SUM and SUBSTANCE of the Upanishads. Exactly right! 👌

"Let goodness come from all directions ". "Oh Almighty ! Please lead me from darkness to light , from ignorance to knowledge and from death to Eternal bliss ". -- Upanishads

Jai Upnishad. 😊👌💐Very Nice Explained brother ॐ शांति। ॐ bhrhm।

Thank you for your clear and concise explanation.

Please do a longer video on the Upanishads and for those who want to learn more about Hindu philosophy. Where to start and which book to pick up first ?

Keep up your great work brother.

I have started living a new life soon after I started to learn abt advait vedanta. Those who r unaware of it, they miss the core , the essence , the reality . This is so powerful and logical that even intellectual knowledge will make u blissful, what to say abt actual realisation. The greatest scientist r now deciphering how external world is appearing by the act of observation thru quantum physics and what ever they could tell all those were already contained in one or two mantras of upanishads. Thanks a lot

I like the way you pronounce the words..❤️❤️❤️

Clear and concise.. so usefull..

Excellent explanation, I love reading the Upanishads.

Keep growing brother you will get more audience, I got recommended your channel just now..

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Thank you very much. It was very helpful

Thanks for the quick overview

God bless you wonderfully explanation

Thank you for sharing this ❤ aloha from big island 🏝️

Love you sir from India

Great, I loved your explanation of atman and Brahman. Couple of questions- How to experience this idea ? And how to put to use in our daily life to enhance our human experience ?

As a Hindu, I do think that you video explains what Upanishads are in simple and clear terms. I also encourage readers to do a search on Schrödinger and his ideas on Vedas about singularity. Some very interesting articles about ‘Consciousness’ in the context of the ‘Observer’ and the ‘Observed’ and how it relates to Quantum Physics and age old Hindu ideas about ‘Self/Atman’ and universal consciousness. For those who understand the EPR paradox and what Einstein said was ‘Spooky action at a distance’…how does information travel instantly ?

Well explained. Western idealism especially Kantian philosophy says the ultimate reality ( thing in itself ).cannot be experienced or known. Upanishad says it can be after attaining that " The Knowledge " ( Bramhan)

Om Namah Bhagabate vasudevaya

😭😢We have so much of knowledge imbibed book,yet we couldn't teach our significant population about these philosophies and knowledge and still we are not doing it😭😥.We are really to need to build big institutes to promote our vedic and upnisads teaching😊

Atman=Brahma=fractal/self-similarity ?

Which is the best publish of the Upanishad’s? Blessings.

Are there any vedic texts that discuss "fighting the forces of darkness", or talk about star beings?

WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT BEING A HINDU?- By Francois Gautier. Diversity in Divinity , Universal in Spirituality. Unity in Humanity 1) Believe in God ! - Aastik - Accepted 2) Don't believe in God ! - You're accepted as Nastik 3) You want to worship idols - please go ahead. You are a murti pujak. 4) You dont want to worship idols - no problem. You can focus on Nirguna Brahman. 5) You want to criticise something in our religion. Come forward. We are logical. Nyaya, Tarka etc. are core Hindu schools. 6) You want to accept beliefs as it is. Most welcome. Please go ahead with it. 7) You want to start your journey by reading Bhagvad Gita - Sure ! 8) You want to start your journey by reading Upanishads - Go ahead. 9) You want to start your journey by reading Purana - Be my guest. 10) You just don't like reading Puranas or other books. No problem my dear. Go by Bhakti tradition . ( bhakti- devotion) 11) You don't like idea of Bhakti ! No problem. Do your Karma. Be a karmayogi. 12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. No problem at all. This is Charvaka Philosophy. 13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find God - jai ho ! Be a Sadhu, an ascetic ! 14) You don't like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only - Welcome. (Trees are our friends and Prakriti or nature is worthy of worship). 15) You believe in one God or Supreme Energy. Superb! Follow Advaita philosophy 16) You want a Guru. Go ahead. Receive gyaan. 17) You don't want a Guru.. Help yourself ! Meditate, Study ! 18) You believe in Female energy ! Shakti is worshipped. 19) You believe that every human being is equal. Yeah! You're awesome, come on let's celebrate Hinduism! "Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the world is a family) 20) You don't have time to celebrate the festival. Don't worry. One more festival is coming! There are multiple festivals every single day of the year. 21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion. Its okay. You will still be a Hindu. 22) You like to go to temples. Devotion is loved. 23) You don't like to go to temples - no problem. You are still a Hindu! 24) You know that Hinduism ☺ is a way of life, with considerable freedom. 25) You believe that everything has God in it. So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Prani-matra, Earth, Universe! 26) And If you don't believe that everything has GOD in it - No problems. Respect your viewpoint. 27) "Sarve jana sukhino bhavantu " (May you all live happily) You represent this! You're free to choose, my dear Hindu! This is exactly the essence of Hinduism, all inclusive .. That is why it has withstood the test of time inspite of repeated onslaught both from within and outside, and assimilated every good aspects from everything . That is why it is eternal !!! There is a saying in Rigveda , the first book ever known to mankind which depicts the Hinduism philosophy in a Nutshell -" Ano bhadrah Krathavo Yanthu Vishwathah"- Let the knowledge come to us from every direction..

Please do a video on Vedanta

Unlike the Abrahamic religions faith is not required in some higher branches of Hinduism and the results can be experienced whilst alive.

It also means Science of Consciousness.

What is your favorite Upanishad?

A man who speak truth will never speak words.

are we our atman? i know the body is the vessel for atman but is that atman, me? does it have consciousness?

Read my book “Meditation and Spirituality a Philosophy” - A Path to Attain a Steady Meditative State

Would you elaborate on Brahman?

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What am I?

You say, the one reality is "Brahma" as per the Upanishads. So is that "Brahma" Lord Brahma? The creator?

*Braham and bramha is not equal. Both are different.Upansihads are the core of Indian philosophy. On the other hand, Vedant is a Atheist Indian philosophy. Proud to be an Advaiti*

The reality is what we manifest. There is nothing else. There is no true reality. Anyone say otherwise is making up as they go.

You do unifying all human being not orthodox speaks

Upanishads texts are not older than Buddhism. The written Sanskrit texts are not older than 400 or 500 BCE. So those texts can't prove that Modern Hinduism didn't copy from Buddhism. I was talking about evidence, about interpretations. Try to study scientific methods to prove the history using facts. You can't show me a statue of Rama or Khrishna older than Buddhism. The evidence shows the existence of Buddhism all around India before the rise of modern Hinduism. And some Hindus tried to change those statues and tried to make wrong interpretations sometimes. The Buddhist text contain a lot of information about a lot of religions in India. The Buddha and Buddhists argued with Brahamanins who studied Vedic texts, but they didn't discuss names of the modern Hindu Gods Rama and Khrishna, and other Avatars, including word Avatar itself. Also, according to the early Buddhist texts, the Brahamins didn't discuss with the Buddha about the teachings in Upanishads because most likely Upanishads didn't exist at that time.

hinduism is a made up word during Brit Raj season. and the proper word is Oppani not Upani. and it has nothing to do with the current religious practices. it was created long before man invented gods n religions. and when we were one with nature which is a creation of the universe. sit n figure it over a cuppa and rethink your stories