The Upanisads – The Brhad-Aranyaka Upanisad (Chapter IV)

The Brhad-Aranyaka Upanisad is recognized as the most important of the Upanisads. It consists of three sections. Madhu Kanda (Kanda=Section) the teaching of the basic identity of the individual and Universal Self. Muni Kanda a philosophical justification of the teaching. The Khila Kanda deals with certain modes of worship and meditation. All answering to the three stages of religious life, sravana [hearing the Upanisad], manana [logical reflection] and upapatti [contemplative meditation].