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Who knows a good translation of the Upanishads?

Inb4 "why don't you just learn Sanskrit", I am learning a little bit, just out of interest.

Pic related, Schopenhauer was a big fan of the Upanishads, although the translation he read them in was pretty bad.

>> No.4613333

Or are you all too pleb to know

>> No.4613339

You realize Sanskrit is the divine language of consciousness and it is literally impossible to translate all of its esoteric meanings into English? White devil.

>> No.4613350
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4613350

>>4613333
The answer I've come up with recently is that there isn't a good translation. Even the Penguin classics version is not complete or faithful to the original texts. I suggest you hunt around other parts of the internet. Your best bet is probably going to involve reading multiple translations.
Pic related

>> No.4613351

>>4613339
I'd like an answer all the same

>> No.4613353

>>4613350
Thanks for the advice. I'll take it to heart.

>> No.4613496

>>4613311
>Inb4 "why don't you just learn Sanskrit
Nobody's THAT hard…

...right?

>> No.4613515

>>4613496
let's not forget that this is /lit/