Kena Upanishad

Upanishad means sitting close; getting close; being near; the individual mind getting close to the universal mind; the finite getting close to the infinite; the limited trying to access the unlimited; the known reaching out to the unknown. There are nearly 1100 Upanishads, but among them are eleven that are very important. The Upanishads are the dialogues between the master and the disciple that took place thousands of years ago. The student would quite literally sit close and learn from the teacher who is seen to be the embodiment of wisdom. The student is getting closer to that wisdom, step by step.