Sri Isopanisad: The Knowledge That Brings One Nearer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna [Paperback]

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Author)

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Text: English (translation)

Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust; 3rd edition (April 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892132809
• ISBN-13: 978-0892132805
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,675,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Contains verses that should be remembered for liberation., October 31, 2002

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Saurav B. Prasad (Virginia, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sri Isopanisad: The Knowledge That Brings One Nearer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna (Paperback)

My favorite mantra is #18 where complete obeisance and surrender is stated. The other mantras are just as beautiful. For the reviewer who didn't know how to pronounce the title: It is pronounced as e-shope-ni(say i like e)-shud.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vedic basics made easy., November 10, 2000

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T. Emmi "mrupa" (Moundsville, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sri Isopanisad: The Knowledge That Brings One Nearer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna (Paperback)

This is a condensed comprehensive translation and elucidation of the 18 verses of the vedic Sri (shree) Ishopanishad. The Upanishads are texts of prayer and guidance for people in all the different walks of life. The Sri Ishopanishad is meant for those most developed and inquisitive about finding and developing devotion to God. Begining from a general statement describing the qualities of the supreme, through to a prayer of personal surrender, this collection of short prayer/meditations very meticulously leads one into the realm of devotion to God in exquisite detail. Although sometimes logical to the point of clinical, it is none the less, devotional personalism in its best form, written and translated by a most erudite and devoted practioner of its line.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If someone knows how to pronounce this, e-mail me., January 15, 2001

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Joel Brown (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sri Isopanisad: The Knowledge That Brings One Nearer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna (Paperback)

This book does some work explaining and elaborating on the 18 mantras of Sri Isopanisad. He takes a look at where we stand as flawed physical sentient beings within the cycles of repeated death and birth, plus how to break away from that, the material plane, and the law of Karma. He says that the only solution to our problems is a God-centered life, and spiritual knowledge, as opposed to material- which leads to 'nescience.' Summed up, this book is about uniting with God, through the guide of a teacher, and ending the painful process of rebirth.

The book has some nice images as well, and while reading I was entranced into the painting of the stages of birth and death. Also, if the ideas of this book is where you want to take your life, then there is also a final section on Krishna Consciousness at Home.

My favorite mantra was number seven =)

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