Translated by Max Muller: Maitrâyana-Brâhmana-Upanishad - eBook

The Maitrayana Brahmana Upanishad is also many a times called as Maitrayaniya Upanishad or Maitri Upanishad is one of the primary Upanishads. It belongs to the Maitri or Maitrayaniya shakha i.e. branch of the Krishna Yajur Veda. Some references assign it to Sâmaveda.  This text explains the concept and philosophy of the Supreme Brahman, i.e. Being Consciousness.

“As birds and deer do not approach a burning mountain, so evil never approaches those who know the Supreme Truth (Brahman). What is without thought, though in the center of thought, what cannot be thought, the hidden, the highest – let a man merge his thought there; then will this living being be free from attachment. Meditation should be directed to the highest being within; then the unclear understanding becomes clear. By self discipline goodness is obtained; from goodness understanding is reached; from understanding the Self is known; and he who has known his True Self does not return to this world.”

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