The Buddha Studied The Upanishads And Vedas

The Buddha wasn’t Buddhist. The texts he read were the teachings of the Upanishads and Vedas, but books are only the beginning. Our journey starts by being open, inquisitive and skeptical towards whatever we hear, read or see which presents itself as the truth. We examine with reason and put things to the test in meditation, and in our daily encounters. 

Realising ultimate truth begins with a question leading to an answer that will lead to another question, and so on. That is the spiritual path. It’s not that we hear or read something and that’s it – we get it.

As we gain insight into the workings of the mind, and how thoughts and emotions affect us and the situation we find ourselves in, we uncover inaccurate and unhelpful habits of thinking and begin to let go, allowing us to progress. Eventually, we’re able to overcome the confusion that makes it so hard to see the mind’s naturally brilliant awareness – pure consciousness. 

The Buddha’s teachings are a method of investigation – the science of the mind – which is not a religion to bind us.

The Upanishads and Vedic teachings 
all come down to Not-Two.