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Lessons on the Upanishads: 9. Swami Krishnananda.

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================================================================================= Monday 15, Apr 2024. 05:30. Chapter 1: Introduction to the Upanishads 9. Chapter 2: The Problem in Understanding the Upanishads - 1. Post-9. ===================================================================================== When you search for the Spirit of the world as a whole, the Spirit of your own Self, when you search for your Self, you conclude there is no need in searching for anything else. Here is the condition that you have to fulfil before studying the Upanishads. Do you want only your Self as the true Spirit, commensurate with the Spirit of the universe, or do you want many other things also? Those who want many other things are not fit students of the Upanishadic or even the Bhagavadgita philosophy, because the Upanishads and the Gita take you to the very essence of things, which is the Reality of all things. When you get That, attain That, reach That, identify yourself with That, you will...