Upanishads 101 - This is a great introductory book for a reader new to the spiritual philosophies of the Upanishads. The book is written in captivating prose and gives a high-level but sufficiently detailed overview of the wisdom contained in the 11 Principal Upanishads.

There are in total a 108 know Upanishads (many more have been lost in time), that were composed during a period ranging between 2500 BC and 800 BC. Out of these 108 Upanishads, 11 are considered to be “Principal” not becaus...

Upanishads 101 - This is a great introductory book for a reader new to the spiritual philosophies of the Upanishads. The book is written in captivating prose and gives a high-level but sufficiently detailed overview of the wisdom contained in the 11 Principal Upanishads.

There are in total a 108 know Upanishads (many more have been lost in time), that were composed during a period ranging between 2500 BC and 800 BC. Out of these 108 Upanishads, 11 are considered to be “Principal” not becaus...

Very Informative and a good start to know more about Upanishads.
The translations are good,may be better if the actual sanskrit version was also included.
I would recommend this book for those who are keen to know about Upanishads but not sure where to start.This book will server as the jumping board .

I wish I had got this wonderful book by Eknath Easwaran on Upanishads a long ago.

The DVD is bonus (though you can find the videos on YouTube it's good to have media.

Highly recommended to anyone who want to explore Upanishads the book covers All the Upanishads.

this book is a good introduction to the various upanishads. it is very well written and well translated so that we can understand the underlying meaning of the passages. this book will motivate you to take a deeper study of Upanishads

The book is not a literal translation of the original Upanishads, it's more like the presentation of different concepts from different Upanishads in form of a summary in 300 pages. Short and precise, the book tries to lay down the core essence of the Upanishads. The author achieves a bit but much more could have been done.
Books by Sri Aurobindo on same subjects are a much better read and really brings forth the essence and vitality of Vedas.
Go for Sri Aurobindo's explanations, essays and a...

The book is well written. I am right now in my first reading of the book and I already feel that this book will need a few more readings to begin understanding the concepts of Self, Love, Life and how Upanishads can guide the reader in all aspects of life. The verses written in the book feel difficult to make sense but I am hoping the accompanying text will help me understanding them. Will update this review after I am done with the book.

very good book don't think Just Go for it, English professor narrated it very very nicely A+++++++++ Highly recommended to ALL

Candid translation. Author keeps it simple to deliver the complexities. Must read

Perfect