This book is a thoroughly researched primer in the 108 Upanishads, philosophical treatises that form an integral part of the Vedas, the revered Hindu texts. These Upanishads support the most crystallized items of wisdom gleaned from Hinduism. Roshen Dalal explains the ideas at the primary of each Upanishad obviously and lucidly. Moreover, her vast, varied philosophical and theological readings add precious scholarly context to this comprehensive and amazing volume.