The Philosophy of the Upanishads

The Hindu scriptures the Upanishads are according to German scholar PAUL DEUSSEN (1845-1919) the culminating point of the Indian doctrine of the universe an achievement that had been reached even before the arrival of the Buddha. In this work-originally published in German in 1906 and translated into English two years later-Deussen explores the place of the Upanishads in the literature of the Veda and explains the theology cosmology and psychology of that holy book. A landmark for East-West cross-cultural scholarship The Philosophy of the Upanishads helped create the European understanding of the mind and heart of India a philosophical and cultural endeavor that consumed both academics and armchair truth-seekers of the day. Today it is still essential reading for anyone wishing to obtain a deeper knowledge of Indian spiritual wisdom.