The Ultimate Subject: The Epistemology of the Soul in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Explore Yajnavalkya's profound debate on the Unknowable Knower, the Ultimate Subject, and its striking resonance with the Hard Problem of Consciousness.
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Articles on the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: its teachings, stories and meaning, explained in plain words.
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is one of the principal and oldest Upanishads, embedded within the Shatapatha Brahmana of the Shukla Yajurveda. Traditionally centered on the discourses of Maharshi Yajnavalkya, it explores the fundamental identity of the individual Self with universal reality. The text contains foundational Vedantic teachings, including the Mahavakya 'Aham Brahmasmi' and the method of discernment known as 'neti, neti'.