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Rudy
31 March 2011, 05:02 PM
Hello everyone

Does anyone know of any copy's of the Upanishads that I could buy, that do not read like they are from Victorian London (in English)? I was hoping to buy a copy of the more popular ones in the future.

Thanks for any help

Rudy
03 April 2011, 07:20 AM
Anyone?

PARAM
03 April 2011, 11:10 AM
What is Non-Victorian speak Upanishads ?

You mean you need Upanishads in Sanskrit or any other language, or something else ?

charitra
03 April 2011, 03:05 PM
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/IDK773/

try vedanta center or Ramakrishna mission here in the USA, I bought for four dollars in India.Call around various hindu missions who sell books. Shall let you know if I get some more info. Namaste.

smaranam
03 April 2011, 04:44 PM
Namaste

I know you are looking for the low-tech paper book, but this website has the 108 upanishads : http://www.celextel.org/108upanishads/

There should be many publications in modern English on Amazon - although my book of the few important ones is indeed in Victorian English.

praNAm

Rudy
03 April 2011, 05:26 PM
PARAM: I'm looking for it in English, I mean by Victorian speak is if you've ever read anything by Plato for example it's more wordy than it needs to be.

Maybe another way to put it is what copys of the Upanishads are not that hardest to read.

Thanks for the help

Onkara
04 April 2011, 06:24 AM
Hello everyone

Does anyone know of any copy's of the Upanishads that I could buy, that do not read like they are from Victorian London (in English)? I was hoping to buy a copy of the more popular ones in the future.

Thanks for any help
Namasté Ruby
I bought mine from http://www.advaitaashrama.com/
They post to most countries (I am in the EU).

Rasa1976
08 April 2011, 07:49 PM
PARAM: I'm looking for it in English, I mean by Victorian speak is if you've ever read anything by Plato for example it's more wordy than it needs to be.

Maybe another way to put it is what copys of the Upanishads are not that hardest to read.

Thanks for the help

I just started reading "The Principal Upanishads" by Swami Nikhilananda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Nikhilananda) published 1962. The introduction is as clear as anything I've ever read. It is a single volume abriged version of his translation in four volumes.

There is an pdf version of the same abridged version, sans intro and footnotes.. http://www.naiveinspirations.info/doc/upanishads_nikhilananda.pdf

Rudy
08 April 2011, 08:03 PM
Thank you all

This was very helpful :)

PARAM
09 April 2011, 12:04 PM
So you must have got now what you wanted:)

Water
14 April 2011, 10:35 AM
It sounds like you found some excellent sources!

I would like to contribute my current favorites. Links to Amazon - most of these are available on Kindle if you're into that.

The Upanishads from Halcyon Classics
http://www.amazon.com/The-Upanishads-Halcyon-Classics-ebook/dp/B0032Z74LS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1302795057&sr=8-1

The Upanishads by Eknath Easwaran
http://www.amazon.com/Upanishads-Classic-Indian-Spirituality/dp/1586380214/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1302795010&sr=8-2

Eknath Easwaran also provides prologues to each Upanishad that can help solidify understanding. I really enjoy that one.

Journey from Many to One Swami Bhaksarananda
http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Many-Essentials-Advaita-Vedanta/dp/1884852122/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1302794988&sr=8-4

I would definitely suggest reading this after another source.

Rudy
17 April 2011, 04:18 PM
I bought Eknath Easwarans traslation of it. I'm very happy I'm finally reading it.