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Basic Concepts in Upanishads Category:  PHILOSOPHY   1.   Introduction 2.   Upanishad - What Does It Mean 3.   Vedic Gods in Upanishads 4.   Higher and Lower Knowledge 5.   Brahman or Ātman - What is the Difference 6.   Real and Unreal Reality in Vedanta 7.   The Liberation and Moksha in Vedanta 1. INTRODUCTION It is no exaggeration to say that the  Upaniṣads  constitute the basic springs of Indian thought and culture. They have inspired not only the orthodox systems of Indian philosophy but also some of the so-called heterodox Schools like those of Buddhism. The  Upaniṣads  are not syste­matic treatises on philosophy; they are not the works of a single author. The teachers whose intuitions are recorded in the  Upaniṣads  are more mystic seers than metaphysical investigators. There is a directness about their teachings, and an authenticity born of first-hand experien...

25 Alan Watts Quotes to Teach You the Transformative Power of Insighs Pin A prolific author and speaker, Alan Wilson Watts is credited with the interpretation and introduction of Eastern philosophy to the Western audience. As his mother’s students were children of missionaries to Asia, Watts began to be fascinated by Asian art, literature, and philosophy; so in time, he learned Chinese and started to explore the fundamental beliefs and practices of religions and philosophies of India and East Asia. After a rigorous research in Zen Buddhism, Watts published one of the first books on the topic –  The Way of Zen  – introducing the burgeoning youth culture to it. Due to all the wisdom it embodies, Watts even suggested that Buddhism could be presented and taught as a form of psychotherapy, and not only as a religion. Alan Watts is the author of more than 25 books on various topics such as philosophy, Eastern and Western religion, natural history, semanti...