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Isha · Kena · Katha · Prashna · Mundaka · 296 verses

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Isha · The Whole of It · the complete text · 18 verses

• Enjoy Without Grasping · Isha Upanishad 1.1
• Acting Freely For Life · Isha Upanishad 1.2
• Dark Worlds After Death · Isha Upanishad 1.3
• Still, Yet Faster · Isha Upanishad 1.4
• The Self Beyond Place · Isha Upanishad 1.5
• Why Revulsion Fades · Isha Upanishad 1.6
• Where Grief Finds No Footing · Isha Upanishad 1.7
• The Bodiless Orderer of Things · Isha Upanishad 1.8
• Two Kinds of Darkness · Isha Upanishad 1.9
• Each Path Bears Its Own Fruit · Isha Upanishad 1.10
• Holding Both Together · Isha Upanishad 1.11
• The Deeper Blindness · Isha Upanishad 1.12
• Different Paths, Different Fruits · Isha Upanishad 1.13
• Holding Both Together · Isha Upanishad 1.14
• The Golden Lid · Isha Upanishad 1.15
• I Am That Sun-Person · Isha Upanishad 1.16
• Remembering at Death · Isha Upanishad 1.17
• Prayer for a Straight Path · Isha Upanishad 1.18

Kena · Who Sends the Mind Out · First Khanda · 9 verses

• Who Moves the Mind · Kena Upanishad 1.1
• The Hearer Behind Hearing · Kena Upanishad 1.2
• Beyond Every Instrument · Kena Upanishad 1.3
• Neither Known Nor Hidden · Kena Upanishad 1.4
• What Speaks Through Speech · Kena Upanishad 1.5
• The Thinker Behind Thought · Kena Upanishad 1.6
• Unseen Source of Sight · Kena Upanishad 1.7
• Hearing Without an Ear · Kena Upanishad 1.8
• Behind the Breath · Kena Upanishad 1.9

Kena · Known to Those Who Do Not Know · Second Khanda · 5 verses

• A Claim of Knowing · Kena Upanishad 2.1
• Neither Held Nor Missing · Kena Upanishad 2.2
• Knowers Who Don't Know · Kena Upanishad 2.3
• Known in Every Awareness · Kena Upanishad 2.4
• Now, Or a Great Loss · Kena Upanishad 2.5

Kena · The Gods and the Spirit · Third Khanda · 12 verses

• Borrowed Credit · Kena Upanishad 3.1
• The Unrecognized Presence · Kena Upanishad 3.2
• Fire Sent to Find Out · Kena Upanishad 3.3
• Name Offered as Answer · Kena Upanishad 3.4
• Fire's Boast of Power · Kena Upanishad 3.5
• A Straw Defeats Fire · Kena Upanishad 3.6
• Vayu Is Sent Next · Kena Upanishad 3.7
• Answering With a Title · Kena Upanishad 3.8
• A Boast About the Earth · Kena Upanishad 3.9
• A Straw Beats the Wind · Kena Upanishad 3.10
• The Spirit Slips Away · Kena Upanishad 3.11
• A Woman Appears Instead · Kena Upanishad 3.12

Kena · As the Lightning Flashes · Fourth Khanda · 9 verses

• Whose Win It Was · Kena Upanishad 4.1
• Why Three Gods Rank Higher · Kena Upanishad 4.2
• Nearest, and First to Know · Kena Upanishad 4.3
• Lightning, Then the Blink · Kena Upanishad 4.4
• The Mind's Own Reaching · Kena Upanishad 4.5
• A Name to Dwell On · Kena Upanishad 4.6
• The Teaching Is Complete · Kena Upanishad 4.7
• Roots of Wisdom · Kena Upanishad 4.8
• Firm Footing at Last · Kena Upanishad 4.9

Katha · Nachiketa at Death's Door · First Vallī · 28 verses

• Faith Enters a Boy · Katha Upanishad 1.1.2
• Worn-Out Cows, Joyless Worlds · Katha Upanishad 1.1.3
• Asked Three Times · Katha Upanishad 1.1.4
• Never the Last Son · Katha Upanishad 1.1.5
• Life Ripens Like Grain · Katha Upanishad 1.1.6
• Welcome the Waiting Guest · Katha Upanishad 1.1.7
• Neglect Empties the House · Katha Upanishad 1.1.8
• Death Offers Three Gifts · Katha Upanishad 1.1.9
• Peace for an Angry Father · Katha Upanishad 1.1.10
• Sleep After the Return · Katha Upanishad 1.1.11
• A World Without Fear · Katha Upanishad 1.1.12
• Asking for the Fire · Katha Upanishad 1.1.13
• The Hidden Foundation Fire · Katha Upanishad 1.1.14
• Taught, Then Repeated Back · Katha Upanishad 1.1.15
• A Gift Beyond the Bargain · Katha Upanishad 1.1.16
• Crossing Over, Reaching Rest · Katha Upanishad 1.1.17
• Knowing the Fire, Crossing Death · Katha Upanishad 1.1.18
• The Second Boon Paid · Katha Upanishad 1.1.19
• The Doubt About Death · Katha Upanishad 1.1.20
• Death Tries to Decline · Katha Upanishad 1.1.21
• Hard Question, Right Teacher · Katha Upanishad 1.1.22
• Offered: Long Life and Land · Katha Upanishad 1.1.23
• Wealth, Rule, Every Wish · Katha Upanishad 1.1.24
• Pleasures Beyond Human Reach · Katha Upanishad 1.1.25
• Pleasures Wear Out Tomorrow · Katha Upanishad 1.1.26
• Wealth Cannot Fill Him · Katha Upanishad 1.1.27
• Aging Man, Deathless Glimpse · Katha Upanishad 1.1.28
• One Boon, Held Firm · Katha Upanishad 1.1.29

Katha · The Good and the Pleasant · Second Vallī · 25 verses

• The Good and the Pleasant · Katha Upanishad 1.2.1
• The Wise Walk Around · Katha Upanishad 1.2.2
• Nachiketas Refuses the Chain · Katha Upanishad 1.2.3
• Ignorance and Knowledge Part Ways · Katha Upanishad 1.2.4
• Confident Ignorance · Katha Upanishad 1.2.5
• Dazzled by Wealth · Katha Upanishad 1.2.6
• Rare Teacher, Rare Student · Katha Upanishad 1.2.7
• Finer Than Argument Can Reach · Katha Upanishad 1.2.8
• Taught, Not Argued · Katha Upanishad 1.2.9
• Fleeting Means, Lasting End · Katha Upanishad 1.2.10
• Refusing Every Reward · Katha Upanishad 1.2.11
• Meeting the Hidden One · Katha Upanishad 1.2.12
• Joy in Reaching the Subtle · Katha Upanishad 1.2.13
• Apart From Every Pair · Katha Upanishad 1.2.14
• One Word, Briefly Told · Katha Upanishad 1.2.15
• Whatever Is Wished, Granted · Katha Upanishad 1.2.16
• Om as the Support · Katha Upanishad 1.2.17
• The Unborn Knower · Katha Upanishad 1.2.18
• Neither Killer Nor Killed · Katha Upanishad 1.2.19
• Hidden in the Heart's Cave · Katha Upanishad 1.2.20
• The Self Beyond Opposites · Katha Upanishad 1.2.21
• Why the Wise Stop Grieving · Katha Upanishad 1.2.22
• Chosen, Not Earned · Katha Upanishad 1.2.23
• Readiness Before Knowing · Katha Upanishad 1.2.24
• Beyond Learning and Power · Katha Upanishad 1.2.25

Katha · The Chariot of the Self · Third Vallī · 14 verses

• Shade and Sunlight · Katha Upanishad 1.3.1
• The Bridge and Far Shore · Katha Upanishad 1.3.2
• The Chariot Picture · Katha Upanishad 1.3.3
• Senses as Horses · Katha Upanishad 1.3.4
• Reins Left Slack · Katha Upanishad 1.3.5
• A Steady Mind Obeyed · Katha Upanishad 1.3.6
• Why the Journey Repeats · Katha Upanishad 1.3.7
• Understanding, Attention, Purity · Katha Upanishad 1.3.8
• The Driver and the Road · Katha Upanishad 1.3.9
• Rungs Toward the Self · Katha Upanishad 1.3.10
• Where the Search Ends · Katha Upanishad 1.3.11
• The Hidden Self · Katha Upanishad 1.3.12
• Quieting in Stages · Katha Upanishad 1.3.13
• The Razor's Edge Path · Katha Upanishad 1.3.14

Katha · Looking Inward · Fourth Vallī · 15 verses

• Eyes Turned Outward · Katha Upanishad 2.1.1
• Wanting What Cannot Last · Katha Upanishad 2.1.2
• The One Who Perceives · Katha Upanishad 2.1.3
• Awake and Asleep, Same Witness · Katha Upanishad 2.1.4
• Nearness That Ends Fear · Katha Upanishad 2.1.5
• The First-Born Within · Katha Upanishad 2.1.6
• Aditi, Mother of Powers · Katha Upanishad 2.1.7
• Fire Waiting in Wood · Katha Upanishad 2.1.8
• Where the Sun Sets · Katha Upanishad 2.1.9
• No Gap Between Worlds · Katha Upanishad 2.1.10
• Reached By the Mind Alone · Katha Upanishad 2.1.11
• A Thumb-Sized Ruler Within · Katha Upanishad 2.1.12
• Light Without Smoke · Katha Upanishad 2.1.13
• Seeing Only the Many · Katha Upanishad 2.1.14
• Water Poured Into Water · Katha Upanishad 2.1.15

Katha · The City of Eleven Gates · Fifth Vallī · 15 verses

• A City of Eleven Doors · Katha Upanishad 2.2.1
• Found in Every Place · Katha Upanishad 2.2.2
• Who Moves the Breath · Katha Upanishad 2.2.3
• What Remains After Leaving · Katha Upanishad 2.2.4
• Life Rests Elsewhere · Katha Upanishad 2.2.5
• A Hidden Teaching Offered · Katha Upanishad 2.2.6
• Deeds and Learning Decide · Katha Upanishad 2.2.7
• The Watcher in Sleep · Katha Upanishad 2.2.8
• One Flame, Many Shapes · Katha Upanishad 2.2.9
• Air Takes Every Shape · Katha Upanishad 2.2.10
• The Self Untouched by Sorrow · Katha Upanishad 2.2.11
• One Ruler, Many Forms · Katha Upanishad 2.2.12
• Lasting Peace for the Steady · Katha Upanishad 2.2.13
• Joy Words Cannot Point To · Katha Upanishad 2.2.14
• The Light Behind Light · Katha Upanishad 2.2.15

Katha · The Tree with Roots Above · Sixth Vallī · 19 verses

• The Upside-Down Tree · Katha Upanishad 2.3.1
• The Trembling World · Katha Upanishad 2.3.2
• Death Keeps Its Post · Katha Upanishad 2.3.3
• Knowing Before Death · Katha Upanishad 2.3.4
• Four Mirrors of the Self · Katha Upanishad 2.3.5
• Senses Rise and Set · Katha Upanishad 2.3.6
• A Ladder of Subtlety · Katha Upanishad 2.3.7
• The Person Beyond Everything · Katha Upanishad 2.3.8
• Not Seen, Yet Known · Katha Upanishad 2.3.9
• When Everything Goes Still · Katha Upanishad 2.3.10
• Yoga Is Steady Guarding · Katha Upanishad 2.3.11
• Beyond Speech and Sight · Katha Upanishad 2.3.12
• Begin by Affirming · Katha Upanishad 2.3.13
• When Wanting Falls Away · Katha Upanishad 2.3.14
• Knots Cut Open Here · Katha Upanishad 2.3.15
• The Road Out of the Heart · Katha Upanishad 2.3.16
• The Thumb-Sized Inner Person · Katha Upanishad 2.3.17
• Learning Finished, Fear Ended · Katha Upanishad 2.3.18
• A Prayer for Two · Katha Upanishad 2.3.19

Prashna · Where Creatures Come From · First Question · 14 verses

• Six Sincere Students · Prashna Upanishad 1.1
• Preparation for Wisdom · Prashna Upanishad 1.2
• The First Question · Prashna Upanishad 1.3
• The Two Foundations · Prashna Upanishad 1.4
• The Solar Cycle · Prashna Upanishad 1.6
• The Universal Life Fire · Prashna Upanishad 1.7
• The Two Journeys · Prashna Upanishad 1.9
• The Final Exit · Prashna Upanishad 1.10
• Cosmic Time Patterns · Prashna Upanishad 1.11
• Lunar Cycles of Being · Prashna Upanishad 1.12
• Energy and Matter · Prashna Upanishad 1.13
• The Source of Life · Prashna Upanishad 1.14
• Paths to Higher Realms · Prashna Upanishad 1.15
• The Honest Heart · Prashna Upanishad 1.16

Prashna · Which Powers Hold the Body · Second Question · 12 verses

• The Governing Forces · Prashna Upanishad 2.1
• The Body's Support · Prashna Upanishad 2.2
• The Vital Lead · Prashna Upanishad 2.4
• The Universal Energy · Prashna Upanishad 2.5
• The Hub of Existence · Prashna Upanishad 2.6
• The Source of Life · Prashna Upanishad 2.7
• The Vital Energy · Prashna Upanishad 2.8
• Cosmic Identity of Breath · Prashna Upanishad 2.9
• Nature and Sustenance · Prashna Upanishad 2.10
• The Universal Provider · Prashna Upanishad 2.11
• The Inner Vitality · Prashna Upanishad 2.12
• The Vital Life Force · Prashna Upanishad 2.13

Prashna · Where the Breath Is Born · Third Question · 11 verses

• Origin of Vitality · Prashna Upanishad 3.1
• A Teacher's Consent · Prashna Upanishad 3.2
• The Mind's Blueprint · Prashna Upanishad 3.3
• Mapping the Breath · Prashna Upanishad 3.5
• The Internal Network · Prashna Upanishad 3.6
• The Upward Breath · Prashna Upanishad 3.7
• Cosmic Breath Links · Prashna Upanishad 3.8
• The Cycle of Vitality · Prashna Upanishad 3.9
• Direction of Departure · Prashna Upanishad 3.10
• The Knowledge of Life · Prashna Upanishad 3.11
• Tracing Vital Energy · Prashna Upanishad 3.12

Prashna · What Wakes and What Sleeps · Fourth Question · 11 verses

• Consciousness and Sleep · Prashna Upanishad 4.1
• The Mind's Retreat · Prashna Upanishad 4.2
• The Vital Breath · Prashna Upanishad 4.3
• The Deepest Rest · Prashna Upanishad 4.4
• The Dreaming Mind · Prashna Upanishad 4.5
• Quiet Mind and Joy · Prashna Upanishad 4.6
• The Foundation of All · Prashna Upanishad 4.7
• The Total Inventory · Prashna Upanishad 4.8
• The Witnessing Presence · Prashna Upanishad 4.9
• Becoming the Whole · Prashna Upanishad 4.10
• The Unchanging Foundation · Prashna Upanishad 4.11

Prashna · Meditation on Om · Fifth Question · 7 verses

• The Sound of Om · Prashna Upanishad 5.1
• The Sound of Brahman · Prashna Upanishad 5.2
• The First Level · Prashna Upanishad 5.3
• The Middle Ascent · Prashna Upanishad 5.4
• Shedding the Old Self · Prashna Upanishad 5.5
• Steady In Action · Prashna Upanishad 5.6
• The Final Destination · Prashna Upanishad 5.7

Prashna · The Person of Sixteen Parts · Sixth Question · 8 verses

• The Sixteen Parts · Prashna Upanishad 6.1
• The Inner Source · Prashna Upanishad 6.2
• The Source of Movement · Prashna Upanishad 6.3
• The Sixteen Layers · Prashna Upanishad 6.4
• Merging Into the One · Prashna Upanishad 6.5
• The Central Pivot · Prashna Upanishad 6.6
• The Final Bound · Prashna Upanishad 6.7
• Guidance Beyond Ignorance · Prashna Upanishad 6.8

Mundaka · Two Kinds of Knowledge · First Mundaka, first khanda · 9 verses

• Where Brahma's Knowledge Begins · Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.1
• An Unbroken Line of Teachers · Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.2
• The Question Behind Every Question · Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.3
• Two Kinds of Learning · Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.4
• Lower and Higher Knowledge · Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.5
• What Cannot Be Grasped · Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.6
• How Things Arise · Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.7
• Brooding Becomes the World · Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.8
• Knowing That Makes · Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.9

Mundaka · Rafts That Do Not Hold · First Mundaka, second khanda · 13 verses

• Rites the Seers Saw · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.1
• The Flickering Flame · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.2
• When the Fire Is Neglected · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.3
• Seven Tongues of Fire · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.4
• Carried on Sunbeams · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.5
• A Welcome Earned · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.6
• Boats That Cannot Cross · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.7
• Certainty Inside Ignorance · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.8
• Merit Spent, Then Fall · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.9
• Heaven Is a Stopover · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.10
• Forest Quiet, Sun's Door · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.11
• Beyond What Deeds Earn · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.12
• Teaching the Quiet Student · Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.13

Mundaka · All This Is the Imperishable · Second Mundaka, first khanda · 10 verses

• Sparks From One Fire · Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.1
• The Formless Person · Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.2
• One Source of All · Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.3
• The Body of the World · Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.4
• Fire, Rain, Grain, Seed · Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.5
• Rites Rooted in Him · Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.6
• Everything From One Source · Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.7
• Seven Gates, Hidden Within · Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.8
• Seas, Mountains, and Sap · Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.9
• Knot Loosened by Knowing · Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.10

Mundaka · The Bow and the Arrow · Second Mundaka, second khanda · 11 verses

• Hidden in the Heart · Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.1
• The Mark Beneath Everything · Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.2
• Drawing the Bow · Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.3
• Becoming the Arrow · Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.4
• Know the Self Alone · Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.5
• The Hub of the Wheel · Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.6
• The Mind-Made Guide · Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.7
• When the Knots Loosen · Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.8
• Light Within the Sheath · Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.9
• Borrowed Brightness · Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.10
• Brahman in Every Direction · Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.11

Mundaka · Two Birds on One Tree · Third Mundaka, first khanda · 10 verses

• Two Birds, One Tree · Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1
• Grief and the Other Lord · Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.2
• Seeing the Golden Maker · Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.3
• Wisdom That Doesn't Talk · Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.4
• Four Practices, One Light · Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.5
• Truth Lays the Road · Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6
• Near and Far at Once · Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.7
• The Clear Mind Sees · Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.8
• The Self Inside the Breath · Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.9
• Pure Mind, Fulfilled Wishes · Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.10

Mundaka · The River Enters the Sea · Third Mundaka, second khanda · 11 verses

• Serving Without Craving · Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.1
• Where Wanting Ends · Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.2
• Beyond Cleverness, Grace · Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.3
• Strength, Care, Right Effort · Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.4
• Arriving Everywhere at Once · Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.5
• Renunciation Clears the Mind · Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.6
• Everything Returns to Source · Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.7
• Rivers Entering the Sea · Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.8
• Knowing Becomes Being · Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.9
• Who Receives This Teaching · Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.10
• Closing Words, Bowed Thanks · Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.11

Mandukya · Om and the Four States · the complete text · 12 verses

• Om and All Time · Mandukya Upanishad 1.1
• Self Is Brahman · Mandukya Upanishad 1.2
• The Waking Self · Mandukya Upanishad 1.3
• Dream, the Inner Fourth · Mandukya Upanishad 1.4
• Deep Sleep Without Wanting · Mandukya Upanishad 1.5
• The Inner Ruler of All · Mandukya Upanishad 1.6
• The Fourth, Beyond Description · Mandukya Upanishad 1.7
• The Syllable Measured Out · Mandukya Upanishad 1.8
• Waking as the Letter A · Mandukya Upanishad 1.9
• Dream, the Middle Letter · Mandukya Upanishad 1.10
• Deep Sleep, Measure and Merger · Mandukya Upanishad 1.11
• The Fourth Without Parts · Mandukya Upanishad 1.12

Taittiriya · Lessons for the Student · Shiksha Vallī · 22 verses

• A Prayer Before Teaching · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.1.1
• Six Parts of Pronunciation · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.2.1
• Earth, Sky, and Between · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.3.1
• Fire, Sun, and Lightning · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.3.2
• Mother, Father, and Child · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.3.3
• Jaws, Tongue, and Speech · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.3.4
• Guarding What Was Learned · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.4.1
• Plenty, and Students Who Come · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.4.2
• Fame, Cleansing, and Shelter · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.4.3
• Greatness, the Fourth Utterance · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.5.1
• The Fourth That Enlarges · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.5.2
• Breath, Food, and Sixteen · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.5.3
• Golden Person in the Heart · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.6.1
• Everything Comes in Fives · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.7.1
• The Syllable of Assent · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.8.1
• Study and Teaching Alongside · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.9.1
• Trishanku's Song of Himself · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.10.1
• Last Words Before Home · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11.1
• Mother, Father, Teacher, Guest · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11.2
• The Manner of a Gift · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11.3
• When in Doubt, Watch the Wise · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11.4
• Thanks for Speech Kept True · Taittiriya Upanishad 1.12.1

Taittiriya · The Bliss of Brahman · Brahmananda Vallī · 9 verses

• How the Elements Arose · Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1.1
• The Self of Breath Inside · Taittiriya Upanishad 2.2.1
• The Mind Beneath Life-Force · Taittiriya Upanishad 2.3.1
• Understanding and Fearless Joy · Taittiriya Upanishad 2.4.1
• The Bird of Bliss · Taittiriya Upanishad 2.5.1
• Desiring to Become Many · Taittiriya Upanishad 2.6.1
• The Taste Behind Everything · Taittiriya Upanishad 2.7.1
• Measuring Happiness Hundredfold · Taittiriya Upanishad 2.8.1
• Where Speech Turns Back · Taittiriya Upanishad 2.9.1

Taittiriya · Bhrigu Asks His Father · Bhrigu Vallī · 14 verses

• Where Beings Come From · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.1.1
• Food as First Answer · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.2.1
• Breath as Second Guess · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.3.1
• Mind Takes Its Turn · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.4.1
• Understanding as Brahman · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.5.1
• Joy at the Core · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.6.1
• Eater and Eaten · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.7.1
• Water and Light Together · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.8.1
• Earth and Space Uphold Each Other · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.9.1
• The Open Door Vow · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.10.1
• Becoming What You Revere · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.10.3
• One Being, Person and Sun · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.10.4
• The Knower's Wandering Song · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.10.5
• Both Feast and Feaster · Taittiriya Upanishad 3.10.6

Aitareya · The Self Alone in the Beginning · First Chapter, first khanda · 3 verses

• Alone Before the Worlds · Aitareya Upanishad 1.1.1
• Waters Above, Waters Below · Aitareya Upanishad 1.1.2
• Guardians for the Worlds · Aitareya Upanishad 1.1.3
• Body Opens Into Cosmos · Aitareya Upanishad 1.1.4

Aitareya · The Gods Ask for a Dwelling · First Chapter, second khanda · 5 verses

• Hungry Powers Seek Shelter · Aitareya Upanishad 1.2.1
• Cow and Horse Refused · Aitareya Upanishad 1.2.2
• The Human Form Accepted · Aitareya Upanishad 1.2.3
• Each God Finds Its Place · Aitareya Upanishad 1.2.4
• A Share in Every Offering · Aitareya Upanishad 1.2.5

Aitareya · The Self Enters the Person · First Chapter, third khanda · 14 verses

• Food for the Guardians · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.1
• Heat Draws Out Matter · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.2
• Speech Cannot Catch Food · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.3
• Smelling Is Not Eating · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.4
• Sight Leaves Hunger Unmet · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.5
• Hearing Fills No Stomach · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.6
• Skin Cannot Hold It · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.7
• The Mind Falls Short · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.8
• Releasing Brings No Fullness · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.9
• The Down-Breath Succeeds · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.10
• The Self Seeks Its Entry · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.11
• The Door at the Crown · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.12
• The Self Recognizes Itself · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.13
• Why He Is Called Indra · Aitareya Upanishad 1.3.14

Aitareya · The Three Births · Second Chapter · 6 verses

• The First Birth · Aitareya Upanishad 2.1.1
• Held Like Her Own Body · Aitareya Upanishad 2.1.2
• The Father Raises Himself · Aitareya Upanishad 2.1.3
• Handing Over, Then Departing · Aitareya Upanishad 2.1.4
• The Hawk Breaks Free · Aitareya Upanishad 2.1.5
• Becoming Deathless · Aitareya Upanishad 2.1.6

Aitareya · Consciousness Is Brahman · Third Chapter · 4 verses

• What Sees and Hears · Aitareya Upanishad 3.1.1
• Many Names, One Knowing · Aitareya Upanishad 3.1.2
• Awareness Is Brahman · Aitareya Upanishad 3.1.3
• Rising Beyond Death · Aitareya Upanishad 3.1.4

Chandogya · The Dogs and the Leftover Beans · First Chapter · 2 verses

• Ushasti and the Leftover Beans · Chandogya Upanishad 1.10
• The Dogs Who Chanted for Food · Chandogya Upanishad 1.12

Chandogya · All This Is Brahman · Third Chapter · 5 verses

• Everything Is Brahman · Chandogya Upanishad 3.14.1
• Made of Mind and Light · Chandogya Upanishad 3.14.2
• Tiny Yet Vaster Than Worlds · Chandogya Upanishad 3.14.3
• Merging at Death, Doubt Gone · Chandogya Upanishad 3.14.4
• Three Thoughts, Final Hour · Chandogya Upanishad 3.17.6

Chandogya · Seekers at the Teacher's Door · Fourth Chapter · 3 verses

• Raikva, the Man Under the Cart · Chandogya Upanishad 4.1
• Satyakama, Son of Jabala · Chandogya Upanishad 4.4
• Upakosala and the Fires · Chandogya Upanishad 4.10

Chandogya · Shvetaketu and the Five Fires · Fifth Chapter · 1 verse

• Shvetaketu at the King's Court · Chandogya Upanishad 5.3

Chandogya · That You Are · Sixth Chapter · 4 verses

• Uddalaka Teaches His Son: Being, One Without a Second · Chandogya Upanishad 6.1
• One With No Second · Chandogya Upanishad 6.2.1
• That You Are: The Salt, the Seed and the River · Chandogya Upanishad 6.8
• You Are That · Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7

Chandogya · Narada and the Infinite · Seventh Chapter · 3 verses

• Narada Goes to Sanatkumara · Chandogya Upanishad 7.1
• Happiness Has No Edge · Chandogya Upanishad 7.23.1
• Fullness and the Small · Chandogya Upanishad 7.24.1

Chandogya · The City of Brahman · Eighth Chapter · 4 verses

• The Lotus Chamber Within · Chandogya Upanishad 8.1.1
• Sky Inside the Heart · Chandogya Upanishad 8.1.3
• Indra and Virocana Go to Prajapati · Chandogya Upanishad 8.7
• The Self Worth Seeking · Chandogya Upanishad 8.7.1

Brihadaranyaka · The Self Alone in the Beginning · First Chapter · 2 verses

• The Self Alone, and Afraid · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4
• I Am Brahman · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10

Brihadaranyaka · Maitreyi, and Not This, Not This · Second Chapter · 4 verses

• Brihadaranyaka Upanishad · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.1
• Not This, Not This · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.3.6
• Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.4
• Why Anything Is Dear · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.4.5

Brihadaranyaka · The Debate at Janaka's Court · Third Chapter · 3 verses

• The Thousand Cows at Janaka's Court · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.1
• Gargi Questions Yajnavalkya · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.6
• Gargi's Two Arrows · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.8

Brihadaranyaka · The Light of a Person · Fourth Chapter · 2 verses

• What Is the Light of a Person? · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.3
• Desire, Resolve, Deed · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.5

Brihadaranyaka · What the Thunder Says · Fifth Chapter · 1 verse

• Da, Da, Da: What the Thunder Says · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.2

Shvetashvatara · What Is the Cause? · First Chapter · 16 verses

• Four Questions About Existence · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.1
• Weighing the Candidate Causes · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.2
• The One Behind Them All · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.3
• A Wheel Counted Part by Part · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.4
• A River of Fives · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.5
• The Swan That Wanders · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.6
• Dissolving Into the Source · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.7
• What Holds, What Binds · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.8
• Three Never Born · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.9
• When the Spell Lifts · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.10
• What Knowing God Brings · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.11
• Three Sides of Brahman · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.12
• Fire Hidden in Wood · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.13
• Meditation as Steady Friction · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.14
• Already Inside, Waiting · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.15
• The Self That Pervades All · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.16

Shvetashvatara · The Yoga of Stillness · Second Chapter · 17 verses

• Yoking the Mind First · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.1
• Striving in Savitri's Light · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.2
• Inner Powers Sent Upward · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.3
• Wise Ones Harness Thought · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.4
• Yoking the Ancient Prayer · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.5
• Where the Mind Catches Fire · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.6
• Where Old Deeds Stop Clinging · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.7
• Crossing the Fearful Currents · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.8
• Reins on a Restless Team · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.9
• Choosing a Quiet Spot · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.10
• Lights Before the Dawning · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.11
• A Body Untouched by Age · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.12
• First Marks of Practice · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.13
• The Disc Wiped Clean · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.14
• Seeing by the Self · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.15
• Present at Every Birth · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.16
• Bowing to the Indwelling God · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.17

Shvetashvatara · Hands and Feet Everywhere · Third Chapter · 21 verses

• The Holder of the Net · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.1
• Rudra Stands Alone · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.2
• Faces on Every Side · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.3
• Maker of the Golden Seed · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.4
• A Prayer for Gentleness · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.5
• Turning the Arrow Kind · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.6
• Wrapped Around the World · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.7
• The Person Beyond Darkness · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.8
• Nothing Smaller, Nothing Greater · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.9
• Formless and Untouched by Sickness · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.10
• The Face in Every Face · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.11
• The Light That Steers the Mind · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.12
• The Thumb-Sized Self · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.13
• Ten Fingers Past the World · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.14
• What Was and What Will Be · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.15
• Every Hand, Every Ear · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.16
• The Friend Who Shelters · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.17
• The Swan in the Body · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.18
• Seeing Without Eyes · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.19
• The Self in the Cave · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.20
• Never Born, Never Old · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.21

Shvetashvatara · Two Birds and the Unborn · Fourth Chapter · 22 verses

• One Without Color · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.1
• Every Power Is That · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.2
• Woman, Man, Youth, Elder · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.3
• Lightning, Seasons and Seas · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.4
• One Stays, One Leaves · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.5
• The Eater and the Watcher · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.6
• Grief Lifts at Seeing · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.7
• Where the Hymns Rest · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.8
• The Magician and the Bound · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.9
• Nature Is the Spell · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.10
• Ruler of Every Source · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.11
• Prayer for a Clear Mind · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.12
• Whom Our Offerings Reach · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.13
• Hidden Within the Murk · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.14
• Severing Death's Snares · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.15
• Finer Than Ghee · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.16
• The Maker Seated Within · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.17
• Before Day and Night · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.18
• No Image Can Hold · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.19
• Known by the Heart · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.20
• Shelter in the Unborn · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.21
• Spare What We Love · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.22

Shvetashvatara · Knowing and Not Knowing · Fifth Chapter · 14 verses

• Ruler of Knowing and Not-Knowing · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.1
• Presiding Over Every Womb · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.2
• The Net Cast and Gathered · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.3
• Light in Every Direction · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.4
• The One Who Ripens · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.5
• Secret at the Veda's Heart · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.6
• The Self That Wanders · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.7
• No Bigger Than a Thumb · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.8
• The Smallest Self · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.9
• Neither Woman Nor Man · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.10
• Bodies Shaped by Deeds · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.11
• Choosing Coarse and Fine Forms · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.12
• Freed From Every Bond · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.13
• The Kindly One Without Home · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.14

Shvetashvatara · The One God Hidden in All · Sixth Chapter · 23 verses

• Who Turns the Wheel · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.1
• The Maker of Time · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.2
• Building, Then Stepping Back · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.3
• Outlasting His Own Work · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.4
• Beyond Time, Within the Mind · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.5
• Apart From the World-Tree · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.6
• Highest Over Every Ruler · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.7
• Power Native to Him · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.8
• No Master, No Maker · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.9
• Hidden in His Own Silk · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.10
• One Witness in Every Being · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.11
• Seed Spread Into Many · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.12
• Knowing the Cause, Set Free · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.13
• Light That Lends Light · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.14
• The Swan at the Center · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.15
• Lord of Bondage and Release · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.16
• The Keeper Who Answers to None · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.17
• Refuge in the Inner Light · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.18
• Fire Whose Fuel Is Spent · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.19
• Rolling Up the Sky · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.20
• Effort Met by Grace · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.21
• A Teaching Kept Close · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.22
• Devotion Toward God and Teacher · Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.23

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