Listen to a lecture that places the Brhadaranyaka and Chandogya Upanishads within their historical and religious context. Each Upanishad links with one of the four Vedas - Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva - the ancient Sanskrit chants that delineated human emplacement within the powers of the universe. Learn how these powerful mantras, such as the Gayatri Mantra, created a feeling of connection with the cosmos.