Sunday 14 December 2008

Sarvasaara Upanishad

Sarvasaara Upanishad gives the message of life as a discussion between the guru and the disciple. This is a small Upanishad discussing the method and pathway to realize the ultimate and absolute knowledge..

1. The attachment among the family members and bondage in the life are discussed.

2. The definition and the pathway of moksha are discussed further, for getting detachment from these bondage.

3. The true pathway is said to be the pathway of awareness and consciousness, or the pathway of knowledge/ jnaana marga.

4. The importance of experienceable knowledge; vidya and experientable knowledge avidya is described further

5. The three states of consciousness are further elaborated as jaagrath- swapana and sushupti.

6. The five layer of the human body as annamaya kosa, manonmaya kosa, vijjnaana maya kosa, anadamaya kosa and praana maya kosha are described further.

7. Detailed description of panchabhootha, pancha varga (tissues) , jeevaathama, paramaathma, brahma, aparabrahma and their presence in all living and non living beings etc.

8. Since this is the essence of other Upanishads, the name sarvasaara Upanishad is given.

9. Finally the benefits derived by studying this Upanishad are given at the end.

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