Sri Isopanisad - 1974 Edition
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Front matter
Introduction
Lecture on Vedic knowledge, authority, and hearing truth through disciplic succession.
Ch 1 · 8 pages
Invocation
The Lord owns and controls all that exists, and each person should accept only his allotted share.
Ch 2 · 14 pages
Mantra One
Everything belongs to the Lord; accept only what is set aside for you.
Ch 3 · 10 pages
Mantra Two
Live and work in God consciousness without becoming bound by karma.
Ch 4 · 9 pages
Mantra Three
Ignoring the soul and the Lord leads one into deep spiritual darkness.
Ch 5 · 11 pages
Mantra Four
The Supreme Lord is still yet swifter than the mind and beyond all rivals.
Ch 6 · 13 pages
Mantra Five
The Lord moves and does not move; He is far away and also very near.
Ch 7 · 11 pages
Mantra Six
One who sees all beings in relation to the Lord becomes free from hatred.
Ch 8 · 9 pages
Mantra Seven
Seeing every being as spiritual ends lamentation, illusion, and fear.
Ch 9 · 11 pages
Mantra Eight
The Lord is pure, complete, self-sufficient, and perfectly fulfills all needs.
Ch 10 · 12 pages
Mantra Nine
Material ignorance and mere worldly knowledge both keep one in darkness.
Ch 11 · 31 pages
Mantra Ten
The wise explain the distinct results of pursuing ignorance and true knowledge.
Ch 12 · 19 pages
Mantra Eleven
By rightly using both action and spiritual knowledge, one crosses death and tastes immortality.
Ch 13 · 17 pages
Mantra Twelve
Worship of the temporary alone or the unmanifest alone leads into darkness.
Ch 14 · 26 pages
Mantra Thirteen
One should learn the Supreme Person and His energies from genuine teachers.
Ch 15 · 17 pages
Mantra Fourteen
Knowing both the cause and the temporary manifestation helps one transcend death.
Ch 16 · 25 pages
Mantra Fifteen
The devotee prays for the Lord's dazzling effulgence to be lifted so he may see the Lord.
Ch 17 · 13 pages
Mantra Sixteen
The devotee calls upon the Lord as life-giver, maintainer, and ultimate shelter.
Ch 18 · 22 pages
Mantra Seventeen
At death, the devotee remembers the Lord and the soul's eternal destination.
Ch 19 · 14 pages
Mantra Eighteen
The Lord is asked to lead us on the right path and remove sinful reactions.