केनोपनिषद्

Kena Upaniṣad

The Kena Upaniṣad belongs to the Sāmaveda and opens with a striking question: “By whom” is the mind directed, and by whom do speech, eye and ear function? In four short sections it points to Brahman as the ear of the ear and the mind of the mind, known not as an object but as the very ground of knowing. A memorable story of the gods, a mysterious yakṣa and Umā Haimavatī makes the teaching vivid. Studied with Ādi Śaṅkarācārya's commentary, it is an ideal first Upaniṣad.

What you will learn

• The Kena's central question about the power behind perception
• Why Brahman cannot be known as an object
• The meaning of the yakṣa and Umā Haimavatī story

Lessons

1. 1Orientation: The Kena Upaniṣad🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
2. 2By Whom? The Opening Inquiry🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
3. 3The Ear of the Ear🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
4. 4Knowing and Not-Knowing🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
5. 5The Gods, the Yakṣa and Umā🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
6. 6Śaṅkara's Reading and Practice🔒 Unlocks after enrolment