ISA Upanishad

It is easy to understand. It is a very small Upanishad. There are one hundred and eight Upanishads and ISA is the smallest of them all. It can be printed on a single page, on one side only, but it contains all the remaining one hundred and seven, so they need not be mentioned. The seed is in the ISA. 

The word Isa means divine. You may be surprised that in India we don't call Christ 'Christ', we call him 'Isa' - Isa, which is far closer to the original Aramaic Yeshua, in English Joshua. His parents must have called him Yeshu. Yeshu is too long. The name traveled to India and from Yeshu became Isu. India immediately recognized that Isu is so close to Isa, which means God, that it would be better to call him Isa. 

The ISA UPANISHAD is one of the greatest creations of those who have meditated. 

NOW THE WHOLE (HOLY) ISA UPANISHAD FOR YOU HERE

AUM

THAT IS THE WHOLE.

THIS IS THE WHOLE.

FROM WHOLENESS EMERGES WHOLENESS.

WHOLENESS COMING FROM WHOLENESS,

WHOLENESS STILL REMAINS.

AT THE HEART OF THIS PHENOMENAL WORLD,

WITHIN ALL ITS CHANGING FORMS,

DWELLS THE UNCHANGING LORD.

SO, GO BEYOND THE CHANGING,

AND, ENJOYING THE INNER,

CEASE TO TAKE FOR YOURSELF

WHAT TO OTHERS ARE RICHES.

CONTINUING TO ACT IN THE WORLD,

ONE MAY ASPIRE TO BE ONE HUNDRED.

THUS, AND ONLY THUS, CAN A MAN BE FREE

FROM THE BINDING INFLUENCE OF ACTION.

UNILLUMINED INDEED ARE THOSE WORLDS CLOUDED

BY THE BLINDING DARKNESS OF IGNORANCE.

INTO THIS DEATH SINK ALL THOSE WHO SLAY THE SELF.

AUM