11 The Upanishads (Part One)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Arts, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2016

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Thousands of years ago, a group of Indian mystics conducted investigations into the universe and the nature of human consciousness. Using deep meditative techniques, they developed vivid ideas about the human soul and its relationship to a single spiritual force. Known today as the Upanishads (ca 700 B.C.), these philosophical and epistemological teachings have inspired hundreds of millions of practitioners of the Hindu religion–as well as many other seekers of wisdom and truth. In this episode, host Jacke Wilson introduces his project to investigate the Upanishads to see what these ancient texts might (or might not) be able to provide to a modern-day seeker. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Hello everyone, this is Jack Wilson, the host of the History of Literature Podcast.
0:14.0	I'm so glad you're here and welcome to the show.
0:17.0	One quick note before we begin, you have found one of the oldest episodes in our archive.
0:23.0	The show doesn't discuss literature in chronological order,
0:26.2	so you won't be missing anything if you start with the more recent episodes
0:29.6	instead of the earliest ones.
0:31.4	And, let's be honest honest the show's quality has improved
0:34.4	quite a bit since these early days. But of course where you begin is up to you and
0:39.4	if you'd like to give this one a try please be my guest. All of the episodes in the archive are yours to enjoy for free.
0:47.0	Hello, I'm Jack Wilson. Welcome to the History of literature. Episode 11, the Upanishads Part 1. one.
1:19.0	Here we go.
1:24.0	Okay, let's start with an explanation of the show's title. O'Panishads, part one.
1:26.0	Part one. I can hear what you're saying.
1:29.0	Jack. Jack, Jack first.
1:32.0	You tell us you're going to give us an episode on Indian literature
1:35.0	just a quick overview to bring us up to where the other civilizations are
1:39.0	the Greeks, Chinese, the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians, but the Indians, they had a heroic age too.
1:46.8	And that was the promise.
1:49.0	Where's India in that mix of ancient civilizations?
1:54.4	What do we see from them by this point?
1:57.3	And that was the original idea.
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