Upanishad
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Origin of Upanishad
< Sanskrit upaniṣad, equivalent to upa near + ni- down + -ṣad, sandhi variant of sad- sit 1
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"In the embrace of his beloved, a man forgets the whole world, everything both within and without," states the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2014
The thunder's single syllable that was interpreted differently by the gods, men and demons in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2012
He attended sessions for six years and never spoke a word, preferring instead to make drawings of his fellow legislators, which he published in the satirical “Sansad Upanishad: The Scriptures of Parliament.”
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2011
Like Ulysses or the Upanishad, Satanic Verses remains more read about than read.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the Svetâsvatara Upanishad, moreover, we find various injunctions of Yoga-practice connected with the assumption of different positions of the body; &c.; so, for instance, 'Holding his body with its three erect parts even,' &c.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 by Thibaut, George
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