ईशावास्यम् · Chapter Overview
From The Īśa Upaniṣad, taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey. This lesson is free to read.
<pre data-block="statement">What these mantras cover | The opening three mantras set the whole tone. Mantra 1 gives the Upaniṣad's heart: the entire moving world is pervaded by the Lord, so one should enjoy through renunciation and covet nothing. Mantra 2 balances this with action — do your work, wish to live a full hundred years, and rightly done, work will not bind you. Mantra 3 warns that those who "slay the Self" by living in ignorance fall into joyless, dark worlds.</pre>