Mundaka Upanishad by UNKNOWN ( - ), translated by F. Max MÜLLER (1823 - 1900) Genre(s): Ancient Read by: Jothi Tharavant in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - First Mundaka - First Khanda 00:04:13 - 02 - First Mundaka - Second Khanda 00:10:06 - 03 - Second Mundaka - First Khanda 00:14:18 - 04 - Second Mundaka - Second Khanda 00:19:08 - 05 - Third Mundaka - First Khanda 00:22:55 - 06 - Third Mundaka - Second Khanda The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, 'Upa' means 'near;' 'ni' means 'down;' 'shad' means 'to sit.' Thus, Upanishad is to sit down near the teacher to discuss, learn, practice, and experience. There are some 200 or more Upanishads. Some are lost and are only known about because of being referenced in other Upanishads.Most of the Upanishads were kept secret for centuries, only passed on to others orally in the form of Shloka (a category of verse line developed from the Vedic Anustubh meter).The Mundaka-Upanishad is embedded inside the Atharva-vedha. Mundaka (Sanskrit: मुण्डक) literally means 'shaved (as in shaved head)'. The word as title of the Upanishad possibly refers to 'knowledge that shaves, or liberates, one of errors and ignorance'. It is a poetic verse style Upanishad, with 64 verses, written in the form of mantras. However, these mantras are not used in rituals, rather they are used for teaching and meditation on spiritual knowledge. It contains three Mundakams (parts), each with two sections.This Upanishad is considered post-Buddhist, the exact chronology is unclear. The 11 principal Upanishads to which Sankara appeals in his great commentary on the Vedanta-Surtras are: Chandogya, Talavakara or Kena, Aitareya, Kaushitaki, Vajasaneyi or Isha, Katha, Mundaka, Taittirtiyaka or Taittiriya, Brihadaranyaka, Svetasvatara, and Prasna. They are also called the 11 classical Upanishads or the fundamental Upanishads of the Vedanta Philosophy. Apart from these, Maitrayana-Brahmana-Upanishad is also considered as an important Upanishad. The Upanishadic literature is not a religious scripture and is free from dogma and doctrines. It is not a part of any religion but is a philosophy for all times and for all. German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, impressed by the Upanishads, called the texts 'the production of the highest human wisdom'. Summary by Jothi More information: http://librivox.org/mundaka-upanishad-by-unknown/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Anything You Can Do... by Randall GARRETT (1927 - 1987) Genre(s): Science Fiction Read by: Mark Nelson in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1 00:09:40 - 02 - Chapter 2 00:22:08 - 03 - Chapter 3 00:29:07 - 04 - Chapter 4 00:52:44 - 05 - Chapter 5 01:13:26 - 06 - Chapter 6 01:42:19 - 07 - Chapter 7 01:54:51 - 08 - Chapter 8 02:14:55 - 09 - Chapter 9 02:32:33 - 10 - Chapter 10 02:35:49 - 11 - Chapter 11 02:51:18 - 12 - Chapter 12 03:04:53 - 13 - Chapter 13 03:18:43 - 14 - Chapter 14 03:23:27 - 15 - Chapter 15 03:47:15 - 16 - Chapter 16 04:10:31 - 17 - Chapter 17 04:16:17 - 18 - Chapter 18 04:34:17 - 19 - Chapter 19 05:05:25 - 20 - Chapter 20 05:19:20 - 21 - Chapter 21 05:27:40 - 22 - Chapter 22 05:53:33 - 23 - Chapter 23 An alien crash lands on Earth, and for ten years terrorizes the planet, hiding, periodically killing and eating people and stealing materials for some unknown purpose. The only hope is Bart Stanton, a medically-engineered superman, designed for the sole purpose of confronting the 'Nipe'. (Summary by Mark Nelson) More information: http://librivox.org/anything-you-can-do-by-randall-garrett/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)