Sitting down at the feet of another to listen to his words;
Words of mystery (which underlies or rests underneath the external system of things);
Esoteric or secret doctrine, mysterious or mystical meaning;
Class of philosophical writings.
Like the
Vedas the Upanishads are
considered sruti (not conceived of by humans). They are written later
then the Vedas, from about 700 BCE to the beginning of the Common Era.
