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Re: Upanishads: The Mystics of Vedas!
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: Upanishads: The Mystics of Vedas!
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From: mpt@mail.utexas.edu (michael tandy)
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Date: 6 Jun 1995 18:14:43 GMT
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From news@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu Tue Jun 6 14: 05:21 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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References: <3qvdus$rq7@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
In article <3qvdus$rq7@ucunix.san.uc.edu>, susarla@owlnet.rice.edu (Hari Krishna Susarla) says:
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>In article <3qlfvo$2u4@ucunix.san.uc.edu>,
> Ram Chandran <CHANDRA2%ERS.BITNET@VTBIT.CC.VT.EDU> wrote:
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>> The last phase of the Vedic revelation established the most significant
>>thought process to the philosophy of life through the Upanishads. The
>>Upanishads come after the Veda and therefore the philosophy is known as the
>>Vedanta.
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>That is not correct. Actually, the Upanishads are from the Vedas. They
>constitute jnana-kaanda portion of the Vedas.
I wouldn't agree with this; perhaps you misunderstood RC's
statement. However, you both seem to be correct. The Upanisads
are the last section of the Veda-samhitas, and are therefore
often considered to be appendices. But they are not separate
compilations either, even though their content and tone do
distinguish them from the Samhitas. One might say they are one
and different at the same time. Whereas the Vedas deal with
karma-kanda, the Upanisads discuss its culmination--jnana. The
commentary on Vedanta-sutra written by Vyasadeva himself then
deals with the perfection of jnana (knowledge), devotional
service to Lord Krishna.
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