The Living Taittiriya Upanishad

The Taittiriya Upanishad By Jayaram V	The Living Taittiriya Upanishad By The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
The Taittiriya Upanishad belongs to the Taittiriya school of the Yajurveda and hence the name. It is divided into three chapters and 32 sections, of which the first chapter, Sikhshavalli, containing 13 sections deals with siksha or the study of phonetics or pronunciation, which is an important branch of the Vedic studies. The second chapter, Brahmandavalli is divided into nine sections. It deals with various aspects of Brahmand, the Universal Egg or manifest Brahman, such as the course of evolution, matter and life, life and mind, Brahman as the source of creation and so on. The third chapter is named Bhriguvalli. It is divided into 10 sections which deal with an enquiry of Brahman by sage Bhrigu, in a conversation with his father, Varuna. We are presenting here translation of the first chapter of the Upanishad. We hope to complete the remaining translation in due course of time. If you are looking for a complete translation of the Taittiriya Upanishad you may check this link.	Do everything right and do it with all your heart. Let it be by your spirit, with joyful volition.
Section I May Mitra be kind to us. May Varuna and the blessings of Aryama. May also the grace of Indra and Brahaspati. And Vishnu the strider of the world. Salutation to Brahman, and Vayu, who alone I deem as Brahman visible. I declare that you are right and you are good. May that Brahman protect me and protect the speaker	Section I Let God be kind to us. let the love and blessings of God abide with us. May also the grace of the Almighty be with us. Salutation to Thee, Oh God, who alone IS both visible and invisible. I declare that you are right and you are good. your everlasting protection is always with us.
Section 2 The science of pronunciation we shall now expound The sounds, the tone, the measure, and the force for articulation The uniformity and continuity in their pronunciation are all important. The chapter on pronunciation is thus explained.	Section 2 Whenever you engage is spiritual activities, whether prayer, singing, meditation etc, do so with all your mind, with all your heart, with all your attention and with love – with devotion. Whatever you do without joyful volition is like a deflated tyre which cannot move a vehicle. It produces no fruitful result. It is like a wasted effort, because it lacks intention and attention and devotion. When you say something, mean what you say and what you say shall come to fruition. It shall become a manifest reality.
Section 3 Having heard the basics of pronunciation from the teacher the students invoke Brahman and pray for the glory of both.	Section 3
And the teacher then explains the secrets of conjunction of words using the five perceptible objects: the Universe, the light, the knowledge, the people and the body. These are known as the five great aggregates.	Five of the great aggregates are : the Universe, the light, the knowledge, the people and the body.
Regarding the universe, the teacher explains like this: the earth is the first form, the heaven the second, and the space in between is the middle. The air is the connecting element. This is it should be about the universe.	...
Regarding light the teaching is like this: fire is the first form, the sun is the second. Water is the middle.	Fire is a form of the spirit: heat is the first form; flame, the second form; and light, the third form. The three forms are one and the same thing. Each can become a consuming fire, and each can generate the other two forms or all the three forms. So is God a Trinity. The same God in three different manifestations.
Lightening is the connecting element. This is how it should be about light.	Lightening was made from fire and water. That is why neither fire nor water can put out lightening. If water tends to prevail, lightening survives by fire, and if fire tends to prevail, lightening survives by water. Glory be to God Almighty.
Regarding knowledge the teaching is like this: the teacher is the first form, the taught is the second. Learning is the middle. The instruction is the connecting element. this is how it should be about knowledge.	Regarding knowledge the teaching is like this: the teacher is a spirit, the student is also a spirit. The former already knows, while the later wants to know. Learning is a process of communication in spirit, but also physically manifest. Knowledge is not possible without the Holy Spirit, which is the spirit of truth, the spirit of knowing, and the spirit of empowerment.
Regarding people the teaching is like this: Mother is the first form, father is the next. The progeny is the middle. Procreation is the connecting element. This is how it should be about the people.	Regarding people the teaching is like this: the father, mother and child are each a child of God. The earthly father and mother produce the body only. But the spirit comes from God. The body is flesh. It is nothing. It does not last.
Regarding an individual the teaching is like this: the lower jaw is the first form, the upper jaw is the second form. Speech is the middle. Tongue is the connecting element. This is how it is about the individual.	Therefore, the earthly father and mother have no claims to a child. The spirit of a child comes from God. This spirit does not die. It is everlasting. Therefore, God is the only true father we have. “9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.” Matthew 23:9-10 It is the spirit that is life. The flesh is of no avail.
These are called the great combinations. And he who understands them as explained here, becomes associated with progeny, with cattle, with the luminosity of Brahman, with food etc., and with the worlds of golden hue.	All these explanations above constitute knowledge. The knowledge of truth. As it should be. Anything to the contrary is falsehood.
Section 4 He who is found eminently among the hymns of the Vedas, who has originated from the immortal hymns of the Vedas, may that great Indra fill me with intelligence.	Section 4 He who is eminently praised in the hymns, who has originated the immortal hymns, let the same God fill us with intelligence: knowledge and wisdom.
May I become a possessor of that which gives me immortality.	Let us become possessors of that which gives us immortality.
May my body become strong and able.	Let our body become strong and able.
May my tongue yield the nectar of honey.	Let my tongue yield the nectar of honey, the words of honesty, nobility and holiness.
May my ears listen abundantly.	Let my ears listen, abundantly, to the words of wisdom that come as knowledge from God.
You, who are the intellect and the sheath of Brahman, may you preserve my learning.	Oh Holy Spirit, preserve and enrich my learning.
May hairy animals and cattle come to me abundantly.	Let healthy and fertile animals and cattle come to me abundantly.
Svaha! May they bring me prosperity.	Let them bring me prosperity.
Svaha! May, He bestow upon me clothes, cows, food and drink.	Let the dews of heavens fall on our shoulders and ways.
Svaha! May they all multiply without delay.	Let goodness multiply day by day.
Svaha! May the students of Brahman come to me in large numbers from all directions for sturdy.	May the seekers of God come to me in large numbers from all directions, for study the truth bout God and life.
Svaha! May the students of Brahman practice self-control and remain ever peaceful. .	Let the students of truth practice self-control and remain ever peaceful.
Svaha! May I become prominent among men.	Let I become a bright morning star, teaching the truth among men.
Svaha ! May I become distinct among the rich.	...
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