"The three Prasthanas or divisions of Vedanata are: The [[Upanishads (उपनिषदः)|Upanishads]], Brahma Sutra and the [[Bhagavad Gita (भगवद्गीता)|Bhagavad Gita]]. The three Prasthanas answer roughly to three stages of faith, knowledge and discipline. The Upanishads embody the experience of the sages. Logic and discipline are present in them though these are not the chief characteristics of those texts. The Brahma Sutra attempts to interpret in logical terms, the chief conclusions of the Upanishads. The [[Bhagavad Gita (भगवद्गीता)|Bhagavad Gita]] is primarily a Yoga Sastra giving us the chief means by which we can attain the truly religious life. These three form together the absolute standard of the Hindu tradition". | "The three Prasthanas or divisions of Vedanata are: The [[Upanishads (उपनिषदः)|Upanishads]], Brahma Sutra and the [[Bhagavad Gita (भगवद्गीता)|Bhagavad Gita]]. The three Prasthanas answer roughly to three stages of faith, knowledge and discipline. The Upanishads embody the experience of the sages. Logic and discipline are present in them though these are not the chief characteristics of those texts. The Brahma Sutra attempts to interpret in logical terms, the chief conclusions of the Upanishads. The [[Bhagavad Gita (भगवद्गीता)|Bhagavad Gita]] is primarily a Yoga Sastra giving us the chief means by which we can attain the truly religious life. These three form together the absolute standard of the Hindu tradition". |