Philosophy & Practice

Upadeśasāhasrī

The verse half of the Upadeśasāhasrī, "a thousand teachings": nineteen chapters on the Self as the one consciousness in every heart, why it is never the doer, and how the sentence "I am Brahman" is to be understood.

Śrī Ādi Śaṅkarācārya667 Verses, a prose passage and two closing attributions

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Prose passage

1–10

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

11–20

21–30

31–40

41–50

51–60

61–70

71–80

81–90

91–100

101–110

111–120

121–130

131–140

141–150

151–160

161–170

171–180

181–190

191–200

201–210

211–220

221–230

231–240

241–250

251–260

261–270

271–276

Closing attribution

277–286

287–296

297–306

307–316

317–326

327–336

337–346

347–356

357–366

367–376

377–386

387–396

397–406

407–416

417–426

427–436

437–446

447–456

457–466

467–476

477–486

487–496

497–506

507–516

517–526

527–536

537–546

547–556

557–566

567–576

577–586

587–595

Closing attribution

596–605

606–615

616–625

626–635

636–645

646–655

656–665

666–667