The Upanišadic Theology

Subject Areas : Christianity

M.J. Shams ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2014-11-24 Accepted : 2014-11-24 Published : 2007-03-21

Keywords: Upanišads, Nīrigūna Brahman, Para Brahman, Sagūna&#x0D, &#x0D, Brahman, Apara Brahman, absolute reality, unity of being,

Abstract :

Philosophical inclinations of Vedic hymns are considered in Upanišads indetailed. Instead of Vedic commendatory hymns addressing Gods andGoddesses, searching the hidden Truth and finding a fixed and unchangeableprinciple within transitory and unstable phenomena is viewable in Upanišads.While Vedic hymns speak of various and scattered divisions of the supremebeing, Upanišads suppose one concealed Reality more transcendent than allthe transitions and changes of the mundane world. The Vedic Gods aremessengers of the one light which is appeared as the universal creation. Byreferring to Upanišads, we encounter with an interesting transformation:transition from objective to subjective, from anxious wandering of theexternal world to a quiet meditation in depth and meaning of the essence andself. The Upanišads notice to the rout of the esoteric ascension extensively, aninterior travel by that, the individual selves would be able to acquire theUltimate Reality, the same reality which is within us. It is a supreme andAbsolute Truth which is completely different and far from the phenomenalworld and the whole cosmos; and on the other hand, is indeed identical withall the phenomena and universe