Vedanta Portal
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Overview of all Vedanta books:
This is the English translation of the Adhyatma Upanishad (belonging to the Shukla Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a ...
This is the English translation of the Amritabindu Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongs...
This is the English translation of the Amritanada Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst...
The Ashtavakra Gita (अष्टावक्रगीता; aṣṭāvakragītā) or the 'Song of Ashtavakra' is a classical Advaita Vedan...
This is the English translation of the Atmabodha Upanishad (belonging to the Rigveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a collecti...
This is the English translation of the Bhikshuka Upanishad (belonging to the Shukla-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a...
This is the English translation of the Brahma-sutras including the commentary (Bhashya) of Shankara. The Brahma-sutra (or, Vedanta-sutra) is...
This is the English translation of the Brahma Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a c...
This is the English translation of the Chandogya-upanishad, including a commentary based on Swami Lokeswarananda’s weekly discourses; inco...
This is the English translation of the Dhyana Bindu Upanishad (belonging to the Samaveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a coll...
This is the English translation of the Garbha Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a c...
This is the English translation of the Hamsa Upanishad (belonging to the Shukla-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a col...
This is the English translation of the Isha Upanishad: a key scripture of the Vedanta sub-schools, and an influential Śruti to diverse scho...
The Kaivalya Upanishad is an advanced philosophy and is in reply to the plea of Ashvalayana, already advanced in both years and practice. As...
This is the English translation of the Kaivalya Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a...
This is the English translation of the Kali Santarana Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amo...
The first chapter contains the story of Naciketas and Yama; the second chapter teaches the path to liberation; the third chapter relates to ...
The very title of this Upanishad is philosophically significant. Kena in Sanskrit implies a question, and means by ‘by whom?’ Philosophy...
This is the English translation of the Laghu-yoga-Vasistha, an ancient Sanskrit treatise authored by the sage Valmiki. Like many of the Pura...
This is the English translation of the Maitreya Upanishad (belonging to the Samaveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a collecti...
This is the English translation of the Mandala-brahmana Upanishad (belonging to the Shukla-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected am...
This is the English translation of the Muktika Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor treatise selected amongst a collectio...
This is the English translation of the Nada Bindu Upanishad (belonging to the Rigveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a collect...
This is the English translation of the Narada Parivrajaka Upanishad (belonging to the Atharvaveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected among...
This is the English translation of the Narayana Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a...
This is the English translation of the Niralamba Upanishad (belonging to the Shukla-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a...
This is the English translation of the Paingala Upanishad (belonging to the Shukla Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a ...
Stories in English used by Swami Rama to illustrate the highest teaching of Vedanta. The most difficult and intricate problems of philosophy...
The Advaita tradition traces its inspiration to God Himself — as Śrīman-Nārāyaṇa or as Sadā-Śiva. The supreme Lord revealed the wi...
This is the English translation of the Sariraka Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a...
This is the English translation of the Sarvasara Upanishad (belonging to the Shukla-Yajurveda): a minor treatise selected amongst a collecti...
This is the English translation of the Shandilya Upanishad (belonging to the Atharvaveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a coll...
This is the English translation of the Skanda Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a c...
This is the English translation of the Subala Upanishad (belonging to the Shukla Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a co...
This is the English translation of the Tarasara Upanishad (belonging to the Shukla-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a ...
This is the English translation of the Tejobindu Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst ...
Volume 8, The Sacred Books of the East. This part Contains the english translation of the Anugita (a portion of the Ashvamedhika Parva from ...
Volume 8, The Sacred Books of the East. This part Contains the english translation of the Bhagavad-gita.
This Upanishad is widely known for its philosophical statements and is ascribed to Yajnavalkya. It looks at reality as being indescribable a...
The Ishavasya Upanishad (or simply Isha) is one of the shortest of its kind, and basically represents a brief philosophical poem discussing ...
The Ishavasya Upanishad (or simply Isha) is one of the shortest of its kind, and basically represents a brief philosophical poem discussing ...
The Katha Upanishad is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). T...
The Kena Upanishad is a collection of philosophical poems discussing the attributes of Brahman: the unchanging, infinite universal spirit. B...
The Mandukya Upanishad is a short, just twelve verses, description of the material manifestation and the eventual return to unmanifest form ...
This is the English translation of the Mandukya Karika by Gaudapada, which is a commentary on the Mandukya Upanishad. The school of philosop...
The Mundaka Upanishad is a collection of philosophical poems used to teach meditation and spiritual knowledge regarding the true nature of B...
The Prashna Upanishad is a series philosophical poems presented as questions (prashna) inquired by various Hindu sages (Rishi) and answered ...
Volume 8, The Sacred Books of the East. This part Contains the english translation of the Sanatsujatiya (a portion of the Udyoga Parva from ...
The Taittiriya Upanishad is one of the older, "primary" Upanishads, part of the Yajur Veda. It says that the highest goal is to kn...
This is the English translation of the Vajrasucika Upanishad (belonging to the Samaveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a colle...
This is the English translation of the Varaha Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst a c...
The Brahma sūtras (aka. Vedānta Sūtras) are one of the three canonical texts of the Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy.
The Brahma s...
The Brahma sūtras (aka. Vedānta Sūtras) are one of the three canonical texts of the Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy.
The Brahma s...
The Vivekachudamani is a collection of poetical couplets authored by Shankara around the eighth century. The philosophical school this compi...
The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali are 196 Indian sūtras (aphorisms) that constitute the foundational text of Ashtanga Yoga, also called Raja Y...
The English translation of the Yoga-vasistha: a Hindu philosophical and spiritual text written by sage Valmiki from an Advaita-vedanta persp...
This is the English translation of the Yoga-kundalini Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amo...
This is the English translation of the Yogatattva Upanishad (belonging to the Krishna-Yajurveda): a minor Sanskrit treatise selected amongst...