Concept of Mind in the Major Upanishads

by Gisha K. Narayanan | 2018 | 35,220 words

Hinduism Hindu Philosophy Vedanta

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Summary: This essay studies the character and nature of the Mind as found in the Major Upanishads: the philosophical backbone of the four Vedas, one of the most ancient and authoratative of Hindu scriptures. This study explores the various characteristics and psychological aspects of the mind described by the Seers of ancient India thousands of years ago. These include awareness (samjna), understanding (vijnana), knowledge (prajnana) and many more. It is also shown how the mind in the Upanishads is the pathway of attaining the feel of reality.

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Acknowledgement

+ Chapter 1 - Introduction

. 1. The Characteristics of mind

. 2. The Mind and the Sense Organs

. 3. Study About the Mind

. 4. Relevance and Scope of this Study

+ Chapter 2 - The concept of Mind in the Pre-Upaniṣadic Literature

. 1. The Concept of Mind in the Vedas

. 2. The Upaniṣads (Introduction)

. 3. The Meaning of the Term Upaniṣad

. 4. The Date and Number of the Upaniṣads

. 5. Resume

+ Chapter 3 - The concept of Mind in the Darśanas

. 1. The Āstika Darśana

. 2. The Concept of Mind in the Sāṃkhya Darśana

. 3. The Concept of Mind in the Yoga Darśana

. 4. The Concept of Mind in Nyāya Darśana and Vaiśeṣika Darśana

. 5. The Concept of Mind in Pūrvamīmāṃsa

. 6. The Concept of Mind in Uttaramīmāṃsa or Vedanta

. 7. The Concept of Mind in Buddhism

. 8. The Concept of Mind in Jainism

. 9. The Concept of Mind in the Cārvāka Darśana

+ Chapter 4 - The concept of Mind in the Major Upaniṣads

. 1. The Upaniṣads (Introduction)

. 2. The Concept of Mind in the Īśāvāsyopaniṣad

. 3. The Concept of Mind in the Kenopaniṣad

. 4. The Concept of Mind in the Kaṭhopaniṣad

. 5. The Concept of Mind in the Praśnopaniṣad

. 6. The Concept of Mind in the Muṇḍakopaniṣad

. 7(a). The Concept of Mind in the Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad

. 7(b). The Four States of Consciousness

. 8(a). The Concept of Mind in the Taittirīyopaniṣad

. 8(b). The Five Mental Sheaths or Pañca-kośās

. 9(a). The Concept of Mind in the Aitareyopaniṣad

. 9(b). Different Names of Prajñā

. 10. The Concept of Mind in the Chāndogyopaniṣad

. 11. The Concept of Mind in the Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad

+ Chapter 5 - The Psychological aspects as reflected in the Upaniṣads

. 1. The Psychology and Philosophy (Introduction)

. 2. The Psychological Aspects in the Upaniṣads

. 3. The Psychological aspects in the Kaṭhopaniṣad

. 4. The Psychological aspects in the Praśnopaniṣad

. 5. The Psychological aspects in the Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad

. 6. The Psychological aspects in the Aitareyopaniṣad

. 7. The Psychological aspects in the Chāndogyopaniṣad

. 8. The Psychological aspects in the Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad

. 9. The Psychological aspects in the Kauṣitakibrāhmaṇopaniṣad

. 10. The Psychological aspects in the Svetaśvataropaniṣad

. 11. The Psychological aspects in the Yogopaniṣad

. 12. The States of Consciousness in the Upaniṣads.

. 13. Functions of Mind in the Upaniṣad

. 14. The Upaniṣadic View on Self and Personality

. 15. Meditation in the Upaniṣad

Chapter 6 - Observation and Conclusion

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