Swami Guruparananda
Kena Upanishad
This Upanishad begins with the highest truth, viz., the underlying oneness of the Lord and the beings. Towards the end of the Upanishad, a f…
Mandukya Upanishad
This is a small Upanishad. With the help of the syllable Om, this Upanishad explains the nature of the individual being and God and their un…
Chandogya Upanishad
This is a large Upanishad consisting of 8 chapters. Various forms of Dhyana (Upasana or Meditation) and Values are discussed in the first fi…
Aitareya Upanishad
In this Upanishad, in addition to imparting the fundamental oneness of the Lord and the Beings, the value of dispassion is also highlighted.…
Essence Of Katha Upanishad
Katha Upanishad consists of 2 chapters with 3 sections in each chapter. The important aspects of every section have been explained in these …
Essence of Kaivalya Upanishad
Essence of Kaivalya Upanishad
Kaivalya Upanishad
This Upanishad points out the essential oneness of the individual and the Lord. Contemplative meditation (Nidhidhyasanam) is emphasized as a…
Ananda Kalipu
This is a vedantic text written by the Tamil saint Thayumanavar. These 18 talks explain this text in detail. Accompanying text for Ananda Ka…
Taittiriya Upanishad
This Upanishad contains 3 chapters. The first chapter deals with various forms of Meditation and some values. The second chapter reveals the…
Brhadaranyaka Upanishad
This is a vast Upanishad. All the Upanishadic ideas are dealt with in detail in this Upanishad. Shankaracharya's commentary for this Upanish…
Eka Sloki
This sloka, composed by Shankaracharya, explains how atma, the absolute consciousness, alone enlightens everything. It also conveys the esse…
Liberation for Whom
These 6 talks give the true meaning of the word Liberation and tell us who can really seek and attain liberation. The entire collection of S…
Prasna Upanishad
Six students put up questions to the teacher and the teacher answers them all. These questions and answers form this Upanishad. The entire c…
Mahavakyam
Mahavakya: This talk deals with four mahavakya's which reveals identity between individual and God. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks…
Essence of Isavasya Upanishad
This Upanishad reveals how we are one with God and advocates renunciation as a means to protect this knowledge. The essence of this text is …
Hastamalakiyam
This text is written by Hastamalaka, a disciple of Shankaracharya and explains the central theme of the Upanishads, in twelve verses. The 5 …
Essence of Mundaka Upanishad
The essence of Mundaka Upanishad is given in these 18 talks. Each word of the mantra is not explained. Only the essential ideas are explaine…
Yati Panchakam
This text describes the greatness of a liberated person. These 3 classes explain in detail, the Yati Panchakam. Accompanying text for Yati P…
Sadhana Chatushtayam
The qualifications that a seeker must possess in order to gain Vedantic knowledge are explained in detail in these 6 talks. The entire colle…
Mundaka with Bashyam
The commentaries written by Shankaracharya are called Bhashyam. Word by word explanation of the Mundaka Upanishad Bhashyam is given in these…