Book · 2004
The Upanishads
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And I found this passage in the Upanishads, which as a book is probably the most important book to me. And the Upanishads is this collection of stories from many thousands of years ago that were oral, passed down orally through, through generations and then eventually written down.
What they say about it
- Considers it the most important book“probably the most important book to me”2
- Studying the ancient texts2
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There's this great line in the Upanishads that it's always referred to abiding joy. Like, joy that doesn't run out. You don't use it up like you use up so many resources.
The Upanishads, which, as a book, is probably the most important book to me.
Like I've studied like the Upanishads like with Vedanta teachers and like gone through those texts for months and months and stayed at monasteries. And like how they break it down makes total sense to my mind and heart and like my, more importantly than my mind, like my inner knowing.
Instead we are meditating on the scriptures, like the Upanishads. And we're like, diving into that.
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The Upanishads by Swami Paramananda is a foundational collection of ancient Hindu philosophical texts exploring the nature of reality, consciousness, and the self. Several public figures have discussed its profound personal and intellectual impact across various podcasts. On David Senra, Patrick O'Shaughnessy recalled finding a specific passage in the text, noting that the book was likely the single most important one in his life and had deeply shaped his worldview and mission. Mark Bertolini appeared on Invest Like the Best to explain that reading the Upanishads alongside the Bhagavad Gita helped him realize the rich philosophical depth of yoga beyond mere physical exercise in the United States. Lex Fridman discussed on his podcast how Hermann Hesse immersed himself in translations of ancient Hindu and Buddhist texts, specifically studying the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. Additionally, on the Lex Fridman Podcast, Tal Wilkenfeld shared that she spent months studying the Upanishads with Vedanta teachers while staying at monasteries, explaining that the way these texts break down reality resonates deeply with her inner knowing and that meditation sessions at these monasteries focus heavily on diving directly into these scriptures.
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy And I found this passage in the Upanishads, which, as a book, is probably the most important book to me. 3
“And I found this passage in the Upanishads, which as a book is probably the most important book to me. And the Upanishads is this collection of stories from many thousands of years ago that were oral, passed down orally through, through generations and then eventually written down.”
“Well, the trap is before you do the work to figure out the thing that makes you feel alive, there's this great line in the Upanishads that it's always referred to abiding joy. Like, joy that doesn't run out. You don't use it up like you use up so many resources.”
“And I found this passage in the Upanishads, which, as a book, is probably the most important book to me.”
Tal Wilkenfeld Instead we are meditating on the scriptures, like the Upanishads. And we're like, diving into that. 2
“Like I've studied like the Upanishads like with Vedanta teachers and like gone through those texts for months and months and stayed at monasteries. And like how they break it down makes total sense to my mind and heart and like my, more importantly than my mind, like my inner knowing.”
“Instead we are meditating on the scriptures, like the Upanishads. And we're like, diving into that.”
Lex Fridman Hesse immersed himself in translations of ancient Hindu and Buddhist texts, studying the "Upanishads" and t… 1
“Hesse immersed himself in translations of ancient Hindu and Buddhist texts, studying the "Upanishads" and the "Bhagavad Gita."”
Mark Bertolini So I started reading the Bhagavad Gita and the opanads and the pratabayam and all these other sorts of thin… 1
“So I started reading the Bhagavad Gita and the opanads and the pratabayam and all these other sorts of things and started to realize this is just rich and that yoga is not in the United States is this physical practice”