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How old is the Word “Hindu”?
See the article at
https://www.sanskritimagazine.com/indian-religions/hinduism/how-old-is-the-word-hindu/
Per the article it is at least 10,000 years old.
HINDU GIRL SHOT DEAD BY A MUSLIM MAN
From: Rajput < >
Amit ji,
You have done well to write to Brig Kamboj on this recurring instance of Muslims trying to overpower Hindu girls in Partitioned India. It is a perennial menace that can only be remedied by putting in practice what you have suggested.
Along with arming oneself there needs to be an understanding, a conviction, that each and every Hindu girl is the DAUGHTER OF BHARAT MATA and if one is molested the entire social and government machinery should immediately come into action. Law should be enacted that a Hindu father or brother or relative is entitled to take action to AVENGE the dishonor of the family.
We need to have the same volition to defend our daughters that the Muslims show with regard to THEIR girls. Have we ever heard a Hindu young man raping a Muslim girl in Bharat or Pakistan? Their audacity is in direct proportion to PERCEIVED Hindu cowardice or weakness.
A massive AWARENESS campaign should be started in Bharat. It is time to use EMOTIVE slogans like “Rape of a Hindu girl is a slap to Bharat Mata,” or “Make hanging compulsory for every rapist”.
We need to go BEYOND e-mailing & writing but charge the supine Hindu organizations to ACT and gather around the culprit’s house and mete out the PUNISHMENT- and put in the media.
Let’s hope that rape is eradicated from Bharat like Malaria, polio and plague.
best wishes
rajput
28 Oct 2020
हिन्दू संस्कृत शब्द करोड़ों वर्ष प्राचीन है.
From: Kumar Arun < >
*हिन्दू अर्थात – हिन्दू एक संस्कृत शब्द करोड़ों वर्ष प्राचीन है । अब संस्कृत के इस शब्द को सन्धि विच्छेद करें – *
*हीन+दू = हीन भावना + से दूर ।*
अर्थात – जो हीन भावना या दुर्भावना से दूर रहे मुक्त रहे वो हिन्दू है ।
*बार – बार हमेशा झूठ बताया जाता है कि हिन्दू शब्द मुगलों ने हमें दिया है जो “सिंधु” से “हिन्दू” बना है किन्तु आज मैं तथ्य प्रमाण के साथ सिद्ध करता हूँ कि हिन्दू शब्द की उत्पत्ति वेद से हुई है । आज जानिए कहाँ से आया हिन्दू शब्द,कैसे हुई इसकी उत्पत्ति ?*
*भारत में बहुत से लोग हिन्दू हैं एवं वे हिन्दू धर्म का पालन करते हैं ।अधिकतर लोग सनातन धर्म को हिन्दू धर्म मानते हैं। वहीं कुछ लोग यह कहते हैं कि हिन्दू शब्द सिंधु से बना है औऱ यह एक फारसी शब्द है। पर ऐसा कुछ नहीं है हमारे वेदों और पुराणों में हिन्दू शब्द का उल्लेख मिलता है। आज हम आपको बता रहे हैं कि हमें हिन्दू शब्द कहाँ से मिला ।*
ऋग्वेद के बृहस्पति अग्यम में हिन्दू शब्द का उल्लेख इस प्रकार आया है – *“हिमालयं समारभ्य यावत इन्दुसरोवरं,तं देवनिर्मितं देशं हिन्दुस्थानं प्रचक्षते”*
अर्थात – हिमालय से इंदु सरोवर तक देव निर्मित देश को हिंदुस्तान कहते हैं |
सिर्फ वेद ही नहीं बल्कि शैव ग्रन्थ में हिन्दू शब्द का उल्लेख इस प्रकार किया गया हैं – *”हीनं च दूष्यतेव् हिन्दुरित्युच्च ते प्रिये”*
अर्थात – जो अज्ञानता और हीनता का त्याग करे,उसे हिन्दू कहते हैं ।
और इससे मिलता – जुलता लगभग यही श्लोक कल्पद्रुम में भी दोहराया गया है -*”हीनं दुष्यति इति हिन्दू”*
अर्थात – जो अज्ञानता और हीनता का त्याग करे उसे हिन्दू कहते हैं ।
पारिजात हरण में हिन्दू को कुछ इस प्रकार कहा गया है – *”हिनस्ति तपसा पापां दैहिकां दुष्टं,हेतिभिः श्त्रुवर्गं च स हिन्दुर्भिधियते ।”*
अर्थात – जो अपने तप से शत्रुओं का दुष्टों का और पाप का नाश कर देता है,वही हिन्दू है |
माधव दिग्विजय में भी हिन्दू शब्द को कुछ इस प्रकार उल्लेखित किया गया है – *“ओंकारमन्त्रमूलाढ्य पुनर्जन्म द्रढ़ाश्य:,गौभक्तो भारतगरुर्हिन्दुर्हिंसन दूषकः ।”*
अर्थात – वो जो ओमकार को ईश्वरीय धुन माने कर्मों पर विश्वास करे,गौपालक रहे तथा बुराइयों को दूर रखे वो हिन्दू है।
केवल इतना ही नहीं हमारे ऋगवेद ( ८:२:४१ ) में हिन्दू नाम के बहुत ही पराक्रमी और दानी राजा का वर्णन मिलता है जिन्होंने 46000 गौमाता दान में दी थी और ऋग्वेद मंडल में भी उनका वर्णन मिलता है।ऋग वेद में एक ऋषि का उल्लेख मिलता है जिनका नाम सैन्धव था जो मध्यकाल में आगे चलकर “हैन्दव/हिन्दव” नाम से प्रचलित हुए,जिसका बाद में अपभ्रंश होकर हिन्दू बन गया ।
*अति परिश्रम से मैंने ये लेख लिखा है अवश्य सभी तक अवश्य पहुँचायें ।*
डाँक्टर कपिलदेव प्रसाद मिश्र वाराणसी ।
Fake ID वालों की जाल मे मत फसना हिन्दू। जानो ये जाल।
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dST3AYQLf9w
Comment by Vipul Pathak
🇸🇦इस्लामीकरण का एजेंडा🇸🇦
चार मित्र थे। Fake ID में नाम –
1 सोहराब, सुनील यादव
2 सरफराज अमित मिश्रा
3 हामिद कुरैशी नागेंद्र कुमार पासवान
4 अहमद सुरेन्द्र सिंह
अब सुनील यादव (सोहराब) पोस्ट डालता हैं कि – धर्म के नाम पर ब्राह्मणों ने हमेशा हमारा शोषण किया है कोई देवी देवता नहीं होता हिन्दू धर्म सिर्फ ब्राह्मणों का बकवास है ये सब बीजेपी और आरएसएस वाला है।
अब शुरू होता है इस नाटक के बाकि तीनो किरदारों का तमाशा देखिए कमेंट बॉक्स में ।
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सुरेंद्र सिंह उर्फ (अहमद)-
ऐ सुनील यादव खबरदार जो हिन्दू धर्म के बारे में कुछ बोला तुम यादव लोग हिन्दू नहीं हो सकते 2-4 गाली लिख देता है ।
फिर बारी आती है तीसरे नौटंकी बाज की-
नागेंद्र पासवान उर्फ (हामिद)
नमो बुद्धाय जय भीम।
“अरे भाईलोगों गाली गलौज क्यों कर रहे सच्चाई तो कड़वी होती ही है तुम लोग हम दलितों को मंदिर में घुसने नहीं देते हो ये धर्म नहीं पाखण्ड है इससे अच्छा तो इस्लाम है सभी बराबर खड़े हो कर नमाज पढ़ते हैं ।
अब तीसरा नौटंकी बाज आता है कमेंट बॉक्स में-
अमित मिश्रा उर्फ (सरफ़राज़)
“हाँ… हाँ… तुम लोग अछूत हो तो क्यों घुसने दे मंदिर में?? जाओ इस्लाम ही अपना लो तुम सब मूर्ख हो कौन मुंह लगाए तुझे।
मित्रों सिर्फ इन चार की इतनी सी नौटंकी जबकि चारो एक ही समुदाय के हैं।
मात्र इतनी नौटंकी के बाद कई हिन्दू यादव ,राजपूत, ब्राह्मण और दलित सभी तुरंत इस कमेंट बॉक्स में अपनी-अपनी जाति के समर्थन में बिना सोचे-समझे बिना अगले किसी fake id को जाने समझे आपस में एक दूसरे से लड़ने लगते हैं और हमारे जातिवाद का फायदा उठाने वाले वो चारो हमारी मूर्खता पर अट्टहास लगा कर हँसते हैं।
देश के अंदर -बाहर से दुश्मन घात लगा कर बैठा है मौके की तलाश में,
और इस प्रकार हिंदूओं में आपसी फूट डाल कर लड़ाते हैं ।
विचार करें-
ऐसे लाखों सोहराब और सरफराज दिन रात सोशल मिडिया पर तुम सबको तोड़ने और लड़ाने के लिए काम कर रहे हैं ।
ज़िहाद अपने चरम पर है हर स्तर से हिंदुत्व को क्षति पहुंचाने पर कार्य हो रहा है वो भी युद्धस्तर पर।
सावधान रहें, हिन्दू एक थे, एक है, और एक रहे ..🚩🚩
क्या जरूरत है मुसलमानो की ऐसी मित्रता की ?
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dST3AYQLf9w
Comment by Viput Pathak
मेरे भी मुस्लिम मित्र हैं।
मेरे भी क्लास में मुस्लिम पढ़े हैं।
मेरे भी आफिस में मुस्लिम काम करते हैं।
मैं जहाँ से सामान लेती हूं वहां मुस्लिम भी सामान लेते हैं।
मैं जहां रहती हूं वहाँ भी मुस्लिम रहते है…।।
वो कहते है, हम जुम्मे की नमाज पढ़ेंगे, सड़को पर…।
मैंने भी कहा कोई बात नहीं, संविधान ने सबको धार्मिक आजादी का हक़ दिया है।
~वो~ कहते है हम मांस खायेंगे, अब वो बकरे का हो या गाय का…।
मैंने कहा कोई बात नही, संविधान ने सबको हक़ दिया है कुछ भी खाने पीने का ।
अब मैंने कहा, “कॉमन सिविल कोड” आना चाहिए।
तो वो बोला नही, ये ~इस्लाम~ के खिलाफ है।
मैंने कहा, “बहुपत्नी प्रथा बंद हो।”
तो वो बोला, _ये ~इस्लाम~ के खिलाफ है।
मैंने कहा, “जनसंख्या रोकथाम के लिए कानून बनना चाहिए।”
तो वो बोला, ये ~इस्लाम~ ले खिलाफ है।
मैंने कहा, “तलाक़ सिर्फ कोर्ट में हो।”
तो वो बोला, ये ~कुरान~ का अपमान है।
मैंने बोला, “बांग्लादेशियों को वापस भेजना चाहिए।”
वो बोला, वो हमारे ~मुस्लिम~ भाई है।
मैंने कहा, “रोहिंग्या को वापस भेजो।”
वो बोला, ~वो~ हमारे भाई है।
मैंने बोला, “राम मंदिर बनना चाहिए।”
वो बोला, कहीं भी बना लो पर अयोधया में नहीं.. वहां ~बाबरी मस्जिद~ बनेगी।
मैंने बोला, “कश्मीरी पंडितों को उनका घर मिलना चाहिए।”
वो बोला, कश्मीर को आजादी दो।
मैंने कहा, “मदरसे बंद हो, सबको समान शिक्षा मिले।”
वो बोला, ये ~इस्लाम~ का अपमान है।
मैंने बोला, “मोदी ने ये अच्छा किया।” वो बोला, मोदी ~मुसलमानों~ का हत्यारा है।
मैंने बोला, “बंगाल में हिन्दू के साथ गलत हो रहा है।”
वो बोला, ~दीदी~ ने बहुत विकास किया है।
मैंने बोला, “सारे आतंकवादियों को गोली मार देनी चाहिए।”
वो बोला, सुधरने का 1 मौका दो।
मैंने कहा, “हमारे 3 मंदिर अयोध्या, मथुरा, काशी वापस दो।”
उसने कहा, कैसे दे.. वो तो हमारी मस्जिद है?
भाई . . . .सारे मुसलमान एक ही होते है।
जहां कम है, वहां तुम्हारे भाई है।
पर जहां ज्यादा है.. वहां आप सोच भी नही सकते।
जहां कम है, वहां सॉफ्ट है।
जहां ज्यादा है, वहां रोज हिन्दू मर रहे है।
जहां कम है, वहां उन्हें आपसे रोजगार मिलता है.. इसलिए आपके दोस्त है।
मुसलमान एक जैसे ही होते है। अंधकार में न रहें.
🚩जय श्री राम🚩
Needed A Genuine “Father of Nation”
From Rajput < >
There Is Urgent, Rather Desperate, Need of A Genuine “Father Of Nation” Like Netaji Or Shivaji who is charismatic and can UNITE the nation.
Hindus are behaving like the HEADLESS CHICKEN. Despite so many defeats and surrenders there is not a care in the world that might perturb them! It is not only amazing but beyond belief that a whole nation should be SO UNCONCERNED about the past (surrender of Lahore in OUR lifetime) and the future (Muslims OVERTAKING the Hindus by NUMBERS).
All the wealth and money has gone to ITALIANS when we know the proverb “MONEY MAKES THE MARE GO!” Mr Modi, our “Chnakya”, has not put ONE scamster in jail yet, whereas Imran Khan has accused the former prime minister of Pakistan as a traitor, and is asking for his extradition from UK to put him in jail for life.
We see TWO types of nations on this earth. One who can CONQUER and the other who can forget those defeats in a second. There cannot be a bigger CRIME than to forget PARTITION. One day before, Lahore and Delhi were in India. One day later, Lahore GONE to the ENEMY and Delhi celebrated “Independence”.
For our FAILINGS, OMISSIONS & COMMISSIONS, there will be retribution. The tragedy is, that if the whole nation is pacifist (Gandhian) then the whole nation will be WIPED OUT.
Such nations see their LEADERS thrown in boiling water, beheaded under guillotine, entombed alive, cruelly disemboweled. When we speak of the MUSLIMS, they have not improved a bit since the time of Mohammed. They were as savage in 712AD as now when they wiped out the whole YAZIDI community in Syria only five years ago- and they got away!
They can be extremely vengeful and bitter. After Master Tara Singh tore up the Pakistani flag in Lahore (3rd of March 1947) they raided all the villages in his Rawalpindi District and massacred 84 members of his family! What mercy will the re-enslaved Hindus expect from the Mohammedans who destroyed the Buddha statues in Afghanistan, destroyed every school university and temple in Hindusthan and killed the following good men, too, who were only doing humanitarian work in Islamic lands-
David Haines, the Scottish aid worker, Alan Henning the father of two from England, Peter Kassig, from Indiana, USA, Kayla Nyekker from Arizona, USA, Steven Sotloff from Florida, USA, and James Foley, a journalist from the USA, and COUNTLESS more since the time of Mohammed in Mecca.
Which Hindu did they spare in Pakistan, East and West, in1947? YET NO ALARM BELLS AMONG THE HINDUS! The Hindus have been denied EDUCATION and AWARENESS. They have been de-sensitized during the centuries of slavery. The result is that SLAVERY is again the realistic prospect in (what is left of) Hindusthan.
I regret the fact that the Hindus have very poor MEDIA and what the patriots are doing is hardly known to more than 2,000 people across Bharat whereas it should be going to ONE BILLION. There is appalling ILLITERACY. That has to be tackled. There is appalling IGNORANCE. That, too, has to be tackled. What are the “Education” Ministers doing? What are the HISTORY teachers teaching apart from Mogul glory and MK Gandhi’s celibacy?
We should all do our utmost to save the remaining Hindus. A whole civilization is at stake. Muslim take over will mean compulsory FGM and circumcision of all and the Sharia Law on top! Hence, we must do EVERYTHING to save the Rest of India from going under the ISLAMIC flag.
In sociology I read something significant. To unite people the leaders should point out the DANGERS ahead. Sadly, the present Government and leadership, both are telling the Hindu masses that ALL IS WELL! Not a word about Partition (and what is coming)!
India is perhaps the only country on earth where the so-called LEADERS are making sure that ultimately the Hindus are ENSLAVED again, to be killed or converted. They will then share the fate of ORIGINAL Indians in America and the ORIGINAL inhabitants of Australia.
Hence, we must devote all attention and efforts to making the “supine Gandhian” Hindus WARRIORS.
Rajput
25 Oct 2020
Krishna Janmbhumi Trust and Waft Board
From Vinod Karnik < >
Dear Hindus,
- Something sensational.
- 2. Please watch this one hour long video with a lot of attention. You will be shocked what is happening in our country. I am sure you can spare one hour to know the truth and how we are being taken for a ride by our own people.
- The gist is given as under.
- Mr Vishnu Shankar Jain, Advocate of Supreme Court, took case about the restoration of Mathura Krishna Janma bhumi. The local court dismissed the pleas, on the ground (a) that compromise took place between Krishna Janmabhumi Trust (KJT) and Muslims (b) it will flare communal trouble. The advocate took the case to District court and proved that compromised between KJT and Muslim was fraud generated by Mr Ayingar, that time Bihar Governor and Mr Misra, that time CM of MP, (both bigwigs of congress party) and Muslims. This case has been admitted, now, and hearing is in Nov 2020.
- Waft board ( it is illegal to establish this board and also minority commission having minority minister at the center govt) is the third largest party to hold land in India. First is a railway and second is Defense. Waft board can legally claim any land in India by giving notice to the waft board, state govt, but not keeping the owner,(private, society or trust) of the land in picture. Thereafter the legal board ( of two Muslims— one from minority ministry and one from Waft Board– and one rep of Govt) is constituted by govt ,can declare the land as waft land legally. It will always be in favor of Waft as two out of three members are Muslims. This act was passed in 1991 and 1995 by Parliament of India. This is the biggest fraud by Indian Parliament against the country.(It is something like communal violence act 2013/2014, which could not be passed by congress due to change of Govt)
- The general public is not aware of the above two issues. Media did not bring this point also. This amounts to Land Jihad. ”Roshani Act, “brought by Farukh Abdulla and Ms Mufti, in J and K is also big land fraud, selling land of Govt and Kashmiri pandits, at the rate of Rs 100/- per acre to Muslims only. The Roshani act has been, now, challenged in court.
- Four years ago, Hindus of J and K were declared as Minority by SC, but money (Rs 4700 Cr per year) is still being given to Muslims in J and K.
- Mr Vishnu Shankar Jain, the young Advocate of SC, objected to these two issues. He had courage to do this.
- We, majority of Hindus are still not objecting to such issues (Please see my email on Hindus not objected/objecting on wrong being done, sent today.). We are not even aware of ,what is happening in our country
- Please circulate this video. Educate Hindus.(The link is also htpp://youth.be/r3OrcmUBpm)
- Re-Request watch complete video, and understand implications.
Regards
— Major General V S Karnik (Retired) PhD (Management)(25 Oct 2020)
The problem is not Secularism, it is the fundamentalist Islam
From: Tuli Yashvir < >
The President of France laid this out firmly:
“The problem is this ideology which believes that its laws are superior to those of the Republic. I have often said that people are free to believe or not to believe, but every citizen, with or without religious belief, must absolutely respect the laws of the Republic. And let us name it and tackle it : it is in Islamic separatism that we find a desire and a methodical organization to destroy the laws of the Republic and create in its place a parallel system, based on different values and a different organization of society. At first, this is only a parallel society, but the ultimate aim is to take control of everything.“
“Islam is in crisis all over the world“
The President of France gave his personal view
“A lot has been written, said and analyzed in this regard, about what our country is facing right now. I have the humility to admit that I am no specialist, but let me tell you in a few words what I think. Islam is a religion which is in crisis all over the world. This is not just happening in France, this hardening of attitudes is happening all over the world, including in countries where Islam is the majority religion. Just see the example of our friend Tunisia, how different it was thirty years ago. And Tunisia is one of the most educated and developed in that part of the world….“
On Upanishada
On Upanishads
By Major General (Ret’d) V S Karnik, PhD
Its generally true, that if we are scared of something, we keep that object or issue, away from us. We secretly fear that we will not understand the basics of Upanishads (it is “too difficult” a subject.). Therefore, we do not even attempt to learn a little bit of it.
Do you know the difference between Ved, Upanishad and Vedanta? I bet 90 % of the educated Hindus do not know. Do you challenge the figure? In that case, let me tell you that, 95 % of the MBA students, whom I was teaching “Business Ethics with Indian Values” were not aware of it. Is it not a matter of worry that our present generation is not aware of these basic things of our scripture? The foundation on which, the cultural and spiritual heritage of the present India is based, is Vedas and Upanishads. Therefore, lets learn the basics of certain important Upanishads.
(There are more than 1600 Upanishads, of which 108 are most important. – Suresh Vyas) What is given at the end of the Vedas is known as Vedanta, and Vedanta is also known as Upanishad. The Upanishads contain the essential principles of the ageless philosophy of deep and serious inquiry into the very nature of life itself. The Upanishad cannot be described as religious in character. The following issues are worth remembering: –
(a) The entire teaching of the Upanishad centers on a teacher or a guru.
(b) The subject matter of almost all the Upanishads is Brahma, (the Ultimate Reality) and Aatma, (the individual self). (Brahma, means, Braha-tam that is Very Big. Brahma is, Infinite Eternal Absolute. One should not get confused Brahma with Brahmadev—the one who is borne from the naval of Shri Vishnu)
(c) The Upanishads are concerned with the process of thinking and not with conclusion of thought (therefore, the Upanishads have been interpreted in different ways by different people. Two persons may not agree on the same issue or they may interpret same Shloka in different way.)
(d) The contents of the Upanishads are timeless, universal, applies to all ages and all countries. It is all about spiritual perspective of the life.
(e) The possible easy essence of only few Upanishads has been given here .Some individuals may not agree what is given here.
Isavasya Upanishad
This Upanishad starts from the word “Isa” ,hence the name.
The main points are as under: —
(a) The innovation associated with this Upanishad is intriguing and significant. It says “That is Whole; this is Whole. The Whole comes out of the Whole. Taking the Whole from the Whole, the Whole remains”. The essence is that quality is indivisible. Quality of an atom of diamond will be same that of a big dimond. The theme is, Brahma and Aatma are same, of same quality—they are identical and we all are part of Brahma, or Brahma is residing in us.
(b) The universe is filled with Isa (God). God has given everyone some- thing. Accept and enjoy that which is given to you. (Enjoy the role given to you by the God) Do not covet the wealth of others.
(c) Whosoever neglects the Sprit (The Brahma) goes to the region of darkeness. Brahma or the Reality is in front of us but it is covered with the golden veil. We are unwilling to remove this golden veil, because it is attractive to us. If we remove this veil, we will realize the Reality
Kena Upanishad
The Upanishad represents a deep inquiry into the fundamental problems of existananc.
In this Upanishad the main issue under discussion is – What is it that impels and motivates the particular pattern of actions?
Katha Upanishad
In this Upanishad the theme of death is dissuced. Yama (as a teacher), the lord of death discusses the secret of death with the Nachiket (the disciple). Nachiket asks Yama,”What happens in the actual moment of death” His question is what happens in the moment of death itself. (When a man dies, not after a man dies)
The main points are:–
(a) The importance of the word “OM”, which is equated with Brahma.
(b) Brahma can be known only through Aatma.
(c) Aatma is, “beyond, sound and form, without touch or taste and smell. It is eternal, unchangeable and without beginning or end”.
(d) One’s own life can be considerate as a chariot. This chariot has several horses tied to it–& these are the sences. The mind which constitutes the reins, controls, the horses. The reins are held by intelligence or Buddhi, for that is the charioter Inside the chariot, sits the master of the chariot, the Aatma.
(e) The wise should restrain speech in mind, and the mind in the intelligence.
(f) When all desires that cling the heart, disappear, then the mortals become immortals.
(g) If one finds the Aatma, one will know the secret of death.
Prasna Upanishad
In this, six students (highly learned rishis) ask questions to Pippalada rishi. The students are engaged in truly scientific inquiry into the nature of things. This Upanishad leads the students from the known to the unknown.
Mundaka Upanishad
(a)It begins with the importance of listening and seeing, without which no integration of man is possible. Learning requires total listening and a total seeing.
(b) There are two kinds of knowledge, — higher and lower. (“Para” is higher and “Apara “is lower. Para is wisdom and apara is knowledge. Knowledge is indirect and wisdom is direct. All knowledge gathered through external sources, is lower, because it is indirect. The higher knowledge is that by which the Immutable is known. By means of higher knowledge the wise behold Brahma everywhere.
Mandukya Upanishad
This is the shortest of all Upnishads, and is named after its teacher.
This Upanishad discusses about sub conscious, unconscious and super-conscious of mind.
Taittiriya Upanishad
Named after the teacher, Taittiri.
(a) Deals with social, intellictual and spiritual education of the students.
(b)This Upanishad tells the fundamantal principle of the science of education.
(c )It explains the science of communicating (Speaking and listening and effective communication).It emphasizes that effective communication is based on relationship (communication is most effective, only when it takes place at the same time, at the same level and with the same intensity between two people.
(d) This Upanishad is also concerned with relationship amongst people.
(e) In this the teacher is advising the students, who are about to leave the Gurukul. It is a sort of convocation address. The last teaching of the teacher is that, Brahma is Bliss.
Aitareya Upanishad
The main issues are:–
(a)`This gives the story of creation or beginning of the universe.
(b) It also gives a statement of the functions of the mind. These are consciousness, perception, discrimanation, intelligence, wisdom, insight, impulse, thought, memory conception, life desire and will.
(c) This Upanishad sums up its entire teaching as thus: —
“ He is Brahama, he is Indra ,he is prajapati, he is all these gods and the five elements, earth, air, space, water, light, these things and those which are mingled of the fine, as it were; origin of one sort of another, those born from an egg, and those borne from a womb, and those born from the sweat, and those borne from the sprout; horses, cows, persons, whatever breathing thing there is here—whether moving or flying and also what is stationary. All this is guided by Intelligence. The world is guided by Intelligence. Brahma is Intelligence.
Chandogya Upanishad
This constitute the dialogue between Narada and Sanatkumara.Narada requests Sanatjumara, to show him the path of real knowledge—the path of wisdom.
Brahadaranyaka Upanishad
The main issues are:–
(a)This Upanishad tells the way to spiritual mutation. In this Upanishad, the teaching is imparted by Yajnavalkya to his wife Maitreyi.
(b)The famous “Neti, Neti”—“Not this, not this “ is in this Upanishad.The flame and the spark are identical in nature—for the spark emanates from the fire and shares all the qualities of the fire. Similarly, the man is a part of Brahma. In Aatma resides the Brahma. Brahma’s forms are so numerous, that no one form, can convey its true meaning. Therefore, indication of Brahma is” Neti, Neti,” for, beyond saying” Neti Neti”, there is nothing possible—for it is Truth beyond Truth.
Svetasvatara Upanishad
This is not included in the ten major Upanishads. But it has been commented upon by many. This Upanishad indicates, students discussing among themselves, subject matters such as — What is the Cause? Is it Brahma? Whence are we borne? What sustains us? Where we are going? Who distributes pleasure and pain in the differing condition of life?
Conclusion
The above is to give an idea of the major (important) Upanishads. Not difficult, as you must have imagined. The teaching and contains of these Upanishad are immense, and cannot be explained or justified in this short article. The purpose of this article is to awaken the interest in Upanishads. Last and the most important thing is, whatever we are trying to learn from the western world, is already given in our Shastras, in our Smrities and Sruties.—– Now, come on, are you asking me, what are Smrities and Sruties ?
(written during 2002)