{"product_id":"the-upanishads-alistair-shearer-9781786771759","title":"The Upanishads","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Upanishads are key texts of the ageless wisdom known as the \u003cstrong\u003ePerennial Philosophy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lucid new translation presents selections from the eleven traditionally considered the most important: the Māṇḍūkya, Kena, Chāndogya, Īsha, Brihadāranyaka, Taittirīya, Mundaka, Kaushītaki, Maitrī, Katha and Shvetāshvatara. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach selection is preceded by an incisive introduction that explains simply and clearly Sanskrit terms and yogic concepts that might otherwise be obscure. What emerges is that these writings, composed in the forest retreats of India some twenty-five centuries ago, address still vital questions about the nature and destiny of humankind and the consequences of disregarding the natural order and the greater whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis vibrant revisioning of long-established classics offers both insight and inspiration to anyone who seeks the truth, whatever their chosen path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alistair Shearer, Peter Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786771756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786771759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e White Crow Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.47d","brand":"Alistair Shearer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047251898623,"sku":"9781786771759","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45ee7026-bfd0-4d01-86ae-a0c8f237fe68.jpg?v=1684989134","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-upanishads-alistair-shearer-9781786771759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}