Home › Library › The Upanishads The Upanishads The Upanishads are the final and deepest part of the Vedas, which is why they are also called Vedanta. They are conversations between teachers and students: Who am I? Where did the world come from? What happens after death? Here we retell the stories and core teachings of eleven principal Upanishads in simple language.
Isha Upanishad Kena Upanishad Katha Upanishad Prashna Upanishad Mundaka Upanishad Mandukya Upanishad Taittiriya Upanishad Aitareya Upanishad Chandogya Upanishad Brihadaranyaka Upanishad Shvetashvatara Upanishad Isha Upanishad 1 Everything Is Filled with the Divine 4 min read Kena Upanishad 2 The Yaksha and the Pride of the Gods 4 min read Katha Upanishad 3 Nachiketa and Yama: The Three Boons 5 min read 4 The Good, the Pleasant, and the Chariot 5 min read Prashna Upanishad 5 Six Seekers, Six Questions 5 min read Mundaka Upanishad 6 Two Kinds of Knowledge, Two Birds, and Satyameva Jayate 5 min read Mandukya Upanishad 7 Om and the Four States 4 min read Taittiriya Upanishad 8 Bhrigu, Varuna and the Five Sheaths 5 min read 9 The Teacher's Parting Words: Matru Devo Bhava 4 min read Aitareya Upanishad 10 The Story of Creation and Prajnanam Brahma 4 min read Chandogya Upanishad 11 Satyakama Jabala: The Boy Who Told the Truth 5 min read 12 Shvetaketu and 'Tat Tvam Asi' 5 min read Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 13 Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi 5 min read Shvetashvatara Upanishad 14 The One God, Hidden in All 4 min read