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Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/282928 Title: Maitrayana Upanishad Author: Various Authors Narrator: Jothi Tharavant Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs 10 mins Language: English Release date: 2017-01-09 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Science & Technology, History Publisher's Summary: 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 Shlokas (a category of verse line developed from the Vedic Anustubh meter). Maitra and Maitri are related words which literally mean kindly, benevolent, good will, amity, friend of all creatures. The Maitrayaniya Upanishad is associated with the Maitrayanas school of t