ISAVASYA UPANISHAD : - Mantram -1.

ISAVASYA UPANISHAD :

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VAJASANEYI    SAMHITA    UPANISHAD 



Mantram -1.


 Final summation  of  whole  discussion  ....



The  Isa   Upanishad  seems  to  be  an  attempt  at  renunciation  of  these  two  ---  1. ' the  Path  of   Knowledge '  and  2.  the  ' Path  of  Action '.



There  are  some  critics  who  fail  to  detect  and  experience  the  glamorous  beauty  of  this  perfect  scripture.

According  to  them,  this  is  a  compilation  of  some  stanzas  available  to  them  in  the  community,  and  the  hasty  editor,  whoever  he  be,  must  have  been  in  a  terrible  hurry  to  finish  the  job.

This  opinion  clearly  shows  that  they  have  failed  to  follow  the  theme  or  the  mode  of  treatment  in  Indian  philosophical  textbooks,  wherein  the  teacher  wants  the  students  to  discover  the  unsaid  therein.

These  Mantra-s  are  not  only  the  briefest  exposition  on  philosophy,  but  they  are  also,  each  one  of  them,  an  exercise  in  contemplation.

There  is  a  lot  said  in  each  Mantram  and,  indeed,  a  lot  more  lies  unsaid  in-between  the  stanzas.

Not  to  realise  these,  would  be  criticising  a  book  not  read  by  critic  himself  ... a  born-blind  man!!!  



The  entire  Upanishad  is  to  be  understood  as  given  out  by  the  Seer  in  his  inspired  moments  in  seven  waves-of-thought.

First  wave :  Mantram-1;  Second  wave :  Mantram-2;  Third  wave :  Mantram-3;  Fourth  wave  :  Mantra-s- 4 to 8;  Fifth  wave  :  Manta-s  9 to 14;  Sixth  wave  :  Mantra-s-15 to 17;  Seventh  wave  :  Mantam- 18.



Now  supposing  this  "Path  of  Contemplation" is  too  hard  for  a  certain  type  of  seekers,  what  are  they  to  do?  

The  path  for  them  is  the  " Way  of  Action" which  is  being  explained  in  the  following  Mantram-2.

Next : Mantram-2.

To be continued   ....