The Upanishads are sacred books written in India around 800 BCE (Violatti, Upanishads) that provide important information on Indian Philosophy.During this time there was a shift in the focus of religious life due to the growing corruption from the wealthy Priests; it started to focus on meditation and spirituality rather than sacrifices and rituals. The Upanishads are not used as a book of rules but are used for spiritual inspiration. It has many teachings and doctrines on how an individual should live their life. These teachings is what I will be discussing in this journal.
The belief that all life is interconnected is a central idea in Hinduism. They believe that all living things have souls and we are all interconnected. Samsara is the idea of reincarnation; the birth and rebirth of a soul. A soul will go temporarily into the World of the Fathers to be weighed then reincarnated into another earthly state; possibly as a human, vegetation or an animal. The idea of eternally being born and reborn can be a daunting one but the doctrine of Karma explains how a soul is weighed and judged from their previous life. A soul is weighed by their actions during their lifetime, if they have lived a good, pure existence then they will be reborn into a life of purity, however is someone has lived a life of bad deeds and impurity they will be reborn into a difficult, impure life …show more content…
The one thing that truly separates the Upanishads from any other religious text is that it written to be universal, it doesn’t focus on one form of religion but tries to serve as a guide to anyone trying to achieve spiritual purity. The ideas written about in the sacred Upanishad books to reach a state of spiritual purity so a person can join the World of Souls is a fascinating
The belief that all life is interconnected is a central idea in Hinduism. They believe that all living things have souls and we are all interconnected. Samsara is the idea of reincarnation; the birth and rebirth of a soul. A soul will go temporarily into the World of the Fathers to be weighed then reincarnated into another earthly state; possibly as a human, vegetation or an animal. The idea of eternally being born and reborn can be a daunting one but the doctrine of Karma explains how a soul is weighed and judged from their previous life. A soul is weighed by their actions during their lifetime, if they have lived a good, pure existence then they will be reborn into a life of purity, however is someone has lived a life of bad deeds and impurity they will be reborn into a difficult, impure life …show more content…
The one thing that truly separates the Upanishads from any other religious text is that it written to be universal, it doesn’t focus on one form of religion but tries to serve as a guide to anyone trying to achieve spiritual purity. The ideas written about in the sacred Upanishad books to reach a state of spiritual purity so a person can join the World of Souls is a fascinating