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Sharanya Gopinath
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Roopa Pai
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Three thousand years ago, deep inside the forests of India, a great 'thought- revolution' was brewing. In those forest labs, the brightest scientist-philosophers contemplated the universe and reflected upon the already-ancient texts called the Vedas, gaining some startling insights into questions that we still have no watertight answers to, like:
- What is the universe made of?
- How do I know I'm looking at a tree when I see one?
- Who am I? My body, my mind, my intelligence, my emotions, or NOTA? And where did they put those explosive findings?
In a sprawling body of goose-bumpy, thought-provoking and fascinating oral literature called the Upanishads!
Intimidated? Don't be! For this joyful, fun guide to some of India's most enduring and secular wisdoms, reinterpreted for first-time explorers by author Roopa Pai, is guaranteed to keep you listening. Why haven't you checked it out yet?
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 Text copyright; 2019, Roopa Pai; Illustrations copyright; 2019, Sayan Mukherjee; Illustration on page 55 (top) by Mistunee Chowdhury, 2019 (P)2020 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
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A series that changed my life
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Written more than 25 centuries ago, the Diamond Sutra is the first text to record the Buddha's own teachings, and it remains one of the most popular. Osho comments in a series of talks on these sutras and brings Buddha's teachings into the 21st century. One day, after the Buddha finishes his daily walk to collect alms, a senior monk steps forth to ask how he can best help humanity. Buddha responds, and thus begins a dialogue regarding the nature of perception.
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useful as review or starting point
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With his trademark blend of storytelling, faith and psychological insight, New York Times best-selling author Thomas Moore turns his attention to the most enduring story of them all: the birth of Christ in Bethlehem. Moore uses passages from the Gospels, archetypal stories and ancient myths to explore the idea that Christmas can only be fully understood as belonging to everyone - as a plan for the entire human race. This may be the most profound reflection on the meaning of Christmas in a generation.
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Tibetans call their cherished tradition of Buddhism a "wish-fulfilling jewel tree" for its power to generate bliss and enlightenment within all who absorb its teachings. This path to enlightenment, it is taught, requires more than a sitting meditation practice alone. With The Jewel Tree of Tibet, honored scholar and teacher Robert Thurman brings these insights to you as they were meant to be transmitted, through the spoken word.
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Your hatred of Trump, Republicans & pretty much half the country just guarantees dozens more “lifetimes”
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Excellent
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1 out of 5 stars
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horriable
- By HH on 12-07-17
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This book is a thoroughly researched primer on the 108 Upanishads, philosophical treatises that form a part of the Vedas, the revered Hindu texts. These Upanishads contain the most crystallized bits of wisdom gleaned from Hinduism. Roshen Dalal explains the concepts at the core of each Upanishad clearly and lucidly. Moreover, her vast, diverse philosophical and theological readings add priceless scholarly context to this comprehensive and fascinating volume.
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Obsessive categorization
- By Hasan on 01-19-20
By: Roshen Dalal
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Mahabharata: The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time
- By: Krishna Dharma
- Narrated by: Sarvabhavana Das
- Length: 45 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Said to be the world's longest poem, Mahabharata was originally composed in 100,000 Sanskrit verses by the ancient Indian sage Vyasa. Revered as a sacred text within Hinduism, it contains the great spiritual teaching Bhagavad-gita. Krishna Dharma has condensed the epic into a fast paced novel that fully retains the majestic mood of the original. A powerful and moving tale, it recounts the history of the five heroic Pandava brothers, sons of the Emperor Pandu.
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Narrator's constant mispronunciations ruined it...
- By GrayDharma on 11-23-15
By: Krishna Dharma
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The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali
- A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
- By: Edwin F. Bryant
- Narrated by: Keval Shah
- Length: 30 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Written almost two millennia ago, Patañjali's work focuses on how to attain the direct experience and realization of the purusa: the innermost individual self, or soul. As the classical treatise on the Hindu understanding of mind and consciousness and on the technique of meditation, it has exerted immense influence over the religious practices of Hinduism in India and, more recently, in the West.
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Brilliant!
- By michael r andrade on 08-19-23
By: Edwin F. Bryant
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The Bhagavad Gita
- By: Eknath Easwaran
- Narrated by: Paul Bazely
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of the Lord", is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Easwaran's reliable and accessible version has consistently been the best-selling translation. Easwaran's introduction places the Gita in its historical setting and brings out the universality and timelessness of its teachings. Chapter introductions give clear explanations of key concepts in that chapter.
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Content and narration reduced me to tears
- By Lauriesland on 01-11-16
By: Eknath Easwaran
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Autobiography of a Yogi
- By: Paramahansa Yogananda
- Narrated by: Ben Kingsley
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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When Autobiography of a Yogi first appeared in 1946, it was acclaimed as a landmark work in its field. The New York Times hailed it as "a rare account". Newsweek pronounced it "fascinating". The San Francisco Chronicle declared, "Yogananda presents a convincing case for yoga, and those who 'came to scoff' may remain 'to pray." Today it is still one of the most widely read and respected books ever published on the wisdom of the East.
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Spiritually Uplifting -- and entertaining!
- By D on 12-27-04
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- Andy
- 02-07-21
superb narration
loved the way it was presented,depth of knowledge/information, useful not only to children but adults
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- Ashdin Sanders
- 01-12-22
SHARANYA GOPINATH IS THE G.O.A.T NARATOR
I can't thank enough to Sharanya for making this book such a beautiful and enjoyable experience for me. I urge you to please to go on narrating more books, she can sing as well so elegantly. I prefer audible as I have vision problems. As for Roopa Pai, amazing books as always! The only criticism I would make is the dating of the vedas and upanishads. There are various theories on the dating of the vedas and from my research and understanding it is far older than 7000 years, also there is no confirmation on dates of the upanishads as well . Other than that bravo to both! Thank you so much, please make more materials like this!
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- Gregory Kabanas
- 11-22-23
Amazing Content
Easy to understand and very much integrative and immersive…loved every second. Thank you for creating this book.
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- BDP
- 04-26-24
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The story is from a mindset or ideas of colonial India. which does not credit the facts but instead is just to spreading a false narratives and seems very biased about her views.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-20-21
Good read but disappointed.
I loved Roopa pai's Geeta for children. This one is going good too. But I am very disappointed that she portrayed Varnashram as oppressive and birth based system. She herself points out examples like Rishikas which proves that everyone had right to learn and gain knowledge. Ved vyas and Valmiki who wrote Ramayana and Mahabharata were not born Brahmins. The varnas were not birth based. Specially in book made for children such portrayal will have negative perception towards the culture that author is trying to help new generation to appreciate.
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