About this book
Prasna Upanishad by Unknown draws listeners into a disciplined, intimate classroom where six seekers pose probing questions to the sage Pippalada, unfolding core insights of the Upanishadic vision.
One of the eleven principal Upanishads composed between the 6th century BCE and the early Common Era, the Prasna Upanishad (prasna = question) preserves a compact series of six question-and-answer dialogues that illuminate themes of prana (life‑force), cosmology, meditation, and the nature of the self. Presented in the austere, oral style of ancient shloka verse, its teachings bridge ritual knowledge and contemplative practice, offering philosophical clarity without doctrinal imposition. As part of the foundational Vedanta corpus, the text reflects the contemplative spirit that later thinkers, from Sankara to Western philosophers like Schopenhauer, recognized as profound human wisdom.
Ideal for listeners of Ancient Texts, comparative religion, and philosophical audiobooks, this accessible rendition of the Prasna Upanishad is perfect for students of Vedanta, meditation practitioners, and anyone drawn to concise, question‑driven inquiry into life’s deepest questions.
