The Upanishads
by Eknath Easwaran, Michael N. Nagler · first published 1987
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…has a lot to say about meditation, I also recommend the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Bhagavad Gita (Jack Hawley translation is very thorough, it's subtitled A Walkthrough for Westerners) and lastly The Upanishads (the one with commentary by Eknath Easwaran is excellent.)
on “Tuning out: How brains benefit from meditation” ↗…control over external environment are only apparent. We claim to be the owner of actions and deeds. Claims do not make it so. The senses and intellect are easily fooled, i.e. Dreaming or VR. I suggest the Upanishads for anyone looking for more. Eknath Easwaran’s version is an excellent read.
on “Psychonetics: A nerd's toolset to work with mind and perception” ↗Three Novels - Samuel Beckett The Upanishads - Eknath Easwaran translation Season in Hell - Arthur Rimbaud Modern Man in Search of a Soul - Carl Jung Abandoned Fragments - Franz Kafka Philosophical Grammar - Ludwig Wittgenstein The Gay Science…
on “Ask HN: What book changed your life?” ↗The Upanishads describe consciousness with amazing realizations about self. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishads https://www.amazon.com/Upanishads-Classic-Indian-Spiritualit...
on “Consciousness Isn’t a Mystery, It’s Matter” ↗I have been reading Hindu texts and vedas/upanishads/puranas(it’s wild! There is hard core philosophy and then suddenly it veers into weapon art and tax codes). I started with Dr.Radhakrishnan’s books but find the language weird and stilted for quick reading.…
on “Ask HN: Ex-atheists/agnostics, I will be 50 y/0 soon. Should I explore Faith?” ↗…page that I linked above. From there: One is The Bhagavad Gita: >The Bhagavadgītā: with an introductory essay, Sanskrit text, English translation and notes (1948), 388 pages Another is The Principal Upanishads, also by him: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Principal_Upanishads You could also check out another option for the Bhagavad Gita, by Eknath Easwaran. And other related books by him too: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eknath_Easwaran…
on “Internet Sacred Text Archive” ↗