Iti Neti Ca: The Isha Upanishad
You don’t have to choose between success and spirituality.
The Isha Upanishad is just 18 verses. It holds a radical idea: you can have the world AND transcend it. No escape required.
Most spiritual texts ask you to renounce. This one says: renounce, and enjoy.
Tena tyaktena bhunjithah.
What Makes This Book Different?
Most commentaries give you translation and theory. This book gives you something you can actually use.
Stories That Stick
Each verse is paired with tales from the Mahabharata and Puranas. Prajapati creates and diminishes. Gargi asks what holds everything. You won’t forget them.
Stories are how humans have transmitted wisdom for thousands of years. This book returns to that tradition.
Two Perspectives Per Verse
Dr. Alok Pandey (Sri Aurobindo Ashram) and Dr. O.P. Sharma (Shanti Kunj, Haridwar) answer the same questions differently. You decide what resonates.
Different teachers, different lineages, same verses. The contrast illuminates.
Questions You Actually Ask
Not academic commentary. Real doubts:
- How do I let go while still caring?
- Can ambition and detachment coexist?
- What does renunciation mean when I have a mortgage?
Who This Book Is For
This book is for the householder-seeker.
You have a career. A family. Responsibilities. You’re not renouncing anything. But you want depth without the dogma.
After years of studying with teachers across traditions, the author distills their perspectives into something you can read in a week and sit with for years.
What You’ll Gain
After reading this book, you’ll be able to:
- Hold contradictions without breaking
- Act fully without clinging to outcomes
- Find stillness inside motion, not apart from it
18 verses. 18 stories. A map for living in paradox.
Book Details
- Format: Kindle / Paperback
- Language: English
- Pages: ~200
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