(Sanskrit) "Near down sit (at the foot of the teacher)", Indian scripture teaching the mystical identity of Atman and Brahman; 108 in number.

Hindu scripture based on discourse of a guru with his disciple.

Ancient Hindu philosophical treatises commenting on the even earlier Vedas.

(Skt) Esoteric doctrine; philosophical texts belonging to the Vedic cycle. ahana (Skt) "Vehicle" or form imbodying a consciousness.

Receiving knowledge while sitting near the teacher, conversations between self-realized souls and their students on the subject matter. The phylosophical sections of the Veda's, (there are 108 Upanisads) intended to understand the personal character of the Absolute Truth.

Upanisad To sit down near. A sacred text based on the teaching of a guru to a disciple. The Upanishads explain the teachings of the Vedas.

Vedic texts dealing with Brahman, jivatmas and the jagat

a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions; "the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads"

a love affair -- a love affair between a master and a disciple, a love affair where the master is ready to share

a secret teaching

a teaching given by a Guru to his disciple, when the disciple sits very close to him, so that the teaching will not be overheard

texts on yoga, to sit near

("sitting near"): a type of scripture representing the concluding portion of the revealed literature of Hinduism, hence the designation Vedanta for the teachings of these sacred works; cf. Aranyaka, Brahmana, Veda

The Upanishads (Devanagari: उपनिषद्, IAST: upaniṣad) are part of the Vedas and form the Hindu scriptures which primarily discuss philosophy, meditation, and the nature of God; they form the core spiritual thought of Vedantic Hinduism. The Upanishads are mystic or spiritual contemplations of the Vedas, their putative end and essence, and thus known as Vedānta ("the end/culmination of the Vedas"). The Upanishads were composed over several centuries.