This section describes the rituals for their attainment. * The fourth section: For the attainment of the Knowledge of Brahman, one needs a good memory, sound health and adequate food and clothing. Meditation produces appropriate results in this world and the next. Through meditation the pupil will understand its symbolic significance this understanding makes the mind pure and one-pointed. A mere recitation of the text may focus the mind only on the letters of the text.
* The third section: It teaches how to meditate on the combination of the words. Though the meaning of the text of the Upanishad is most important, yet the text must be chanted correctly in order to obtain its precise meaning as incorrect chanting leads to undesirable consequences. * The second section: It deals with the science of pronunciation. * The first chapter, dealing with Siksha or pronunciation, consists of twelve sections of which the first and the last contain prayers to the deities for the removing of obstacles while pursuing spiritual wisdom. The entire Upanishad has a total of 31 such short lessons as shown below.Īn aerial-view of each section under each chapter of the Upanishad is given hereunder to facilitate an easy grasp of the subject. Each anuvaka or section in each valli is a lesson meaning a step in one's progress in Vedic education. Each chapter is called valli indicating a stage in the development of one's maturity, or spiritual growth. The detailed structure of this Upanishad is given in the following tables. These chapters are further divided into anuvakas or sections each of which contain one or more mantras or verses dealing with different topics. Taittiriya Upanishad consists of three Chapters viz., 1.Siksha Valli 2. Vedas and Upanishads- A Structural Profile.Sri Rudra Prasna or Satarudriya -A Flag Post of Universality and Inclusiveness of Hinduism.Prasna Upanishad (Part-1)- Origin of Created Beings.Prasna Upanishad (Part-3)- How Does Life-Breath Function.Prasna Upanishad (Part-2)- Who Supports the Created Beings.Prasna Upanishad (Part-4)-Who in man sleeps, dreams, and keeps awake.Prasna Upanishad (Part-5)- Why meditate on AUM.Prasna Upanishad (Part-6)-Where to look for the Cosmic Person.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 1Speculation about the First Cause.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 2 Invocation to Savitr (The Sun) and Practice of Yoga.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 3 The Highest Reality.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 4 The One God of the Manifold World.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 5 The One Immanent God.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 6 The One God and the Cosmic Process.Aitareya Upanishad- Origin of the Universe & Man (Part-1).Aitareya Upanishad- Origin of the Universe & Man (Part-2).Taittiriya Upanishad- Petal 1A Bird`s Eye View.Mandukya Upanishad- An inquiry into what is Real And Unreal -1.Mandukya Upanishad- An inquiry into what is Real And Unreal -2.Mandukya Upanishad- An inquiry into what is Real And Unreal-3.Mandukya Upanishad- An inquiry into what is Real And Unreal-4.Upanishads The Science of Freedom from Bondage.The Limitations of Knowledge from Isa Upanishad- Para 9.Sat Chit Ananda - The Philosophy of the Upanishads.