The 5 Pranas

A study and practical application of the CCHANDOGYA UPANISHAD

“The CCHANDOGYA UPANISHAD is one of the most prominent among the major group of philosophical and mystical texts constituting one of the threefold foundation of India’s spiritual lore, the tripod of Indian Culture, being constituted of the Upanishads, the Brahmasutras and the Bhagavadgita.”

“The CCHANDOGYA, however, tries to be more realistic in its rather matter-of-fact consideration of the issues of life. This is the reason why, evidently, there is a prevalent feeling that the CCHANDOGYA is saprapancha (considerate as to the visible forms of experience), while the Brihadaranyaka is nishprapancha (transcendent to all available experience).”

Swami Krishnananda
The Divine Life Society
Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India
Website: www.swami-krishnananda.org