Sadhanas from the kenopanishad by Swami Shantanandapuri maharaj
He dedicates this work to his divine Guru Swami Purushottamandaji Maharaj of Vasishta Cave, Himalayas who inspired him to write this book .The word Kena’ in Sanskrit means By whom, The Kenaupanishad starts with the word ‘Kena’ hence its name has been kept as ‘Kena upanishad’ . Kenaupanishad is formed from the ninth section of SAMA veda (Talvakara ascension) . In the earlier chapters of Samaveda deals with Rituals and worships of Prana (vital force) or conditioned brahman, but in this Upanishad unconditioned or Sudha Brahman is described. In this Upanishad the idea of Pure consciousness or Sudha Brahman (God) is described. In his text auther follows the commentaries of Adi Sankaracharya. Adi Sankara has Written two interpretations for Kenopanishad, one is Word wise (pada bhashya) and other is Sentence wise (vakya bhashya) .
The book consist of four parts
1, Oneness of Self and Brahman
2, Brahman is inexpressible
3, The Story of Yaksha
4, Uma’s Advice- The methods of Upasana
Kenopanishad is one of the main principal Upanishads which are evolved from Samaveda. Kenopanishad teaches us the direct ways to attain the Pure Brahman. Intense longing for the goal and subtle concentration is required to understand this.
