"Me siento muy afortunado al poder expresar mi profunda estimaci?n por la obra del Dr. Vasilis Vitsax?s. A pesar de que ya se han realizado comparaciones entre las Upanisads y Plat?n, en el presente libro el autor llega hasta el fondo de ambas tradiciones e intenta mostrar sus similitudes. Recomiendo este trabajo a los estudiosos serios especialmente interesados en temas de filosof?a comparada." (del pr?logo de T. M. P. Mahadevan, catedr?tico em?rito de la Universidad de Madr?s)Vasilis Vitsax?s es Embajador Honor?fico, Doctor en Derecho y Doctor Honoris Causa en Filosof?a por las Universidades de Atenas y de Stockton (EE.UU.). Miembro correspondiente de las Academias de Letras de Mosc? y de la India. Diplom?tico, escritor, poeta. Nacido en Atenas, ha representado a Grecia en la ONU, en el Consejo de Europa, en los EE.UU. y en numerosos pa?ses de Europa, Asia y Latinoam?rica. Sus obras literarias y filos?ficas han sido publicadas en catorce lenguas europeas y asi?ticas, y han sido galardonadas por la Academia de Atenas y por la Acad?mie Fran?aise. Su libro Plat?n y Upanisads circula en griego, ingl?s, coreano, rumano y serbio.

The seers and sages of Ancient India revealed fundamental principles of perennial philosophy. The Upanishads contain the essential principles of this perennial-this ageless philosophy. They contain a large number of inspiring and instructive passages and verses. It has not been possible to include all of them in this book. For the purposes of this book the author has taken those verses and passages that have a bearing on the mystical teaching of the Upanishads. It is mysticism which is the very core of the Upanishads-and so in understanding its mysticism one comes to the heart of the sublime and magnificent teaching of the Upanishads. In this age, where science and technology may lead us into a world devoid of meaning and significance. Modern man needs today a meaningful philosophy if the achievements of science are not to lead him to greater and greater destruction-but to sublime and majestic heights of creative living. It is in the Vision of Life given by the Upanishads that man can find the fundamental philosophy of Creative Living-a philosophy that can serve as a Beacon Light even in the midst of surrounding darkness, a philosophy that can lead him from the unreal to the Real, from darkness to Light, from death to Immortality.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. The Upanishads, Part 1 (1879) translated by F.Max Müller, is volume I of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book is in two parts and focuses on Hinduism. It is considered the foundation of Indian literature. The focal point of the Upanishad is on philosophy and meditation rather than on rituals of other Vedic texts. The term "Upanishad" relates to gaining knowledge, and readers wanting to learn about Hinduism religion should add this book to their personal library.

The Upanishads were written in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 BCE by sages and poets, and form part of the Vedas - the holy and ancient sacred scriptures that are the basis of the Hindu religion.