Texts

Vedas- Vedas are the oldest and most important of the Hindu scriptures. The text is thought to be the oldest written text on earth. They have been passed through oral tradition from almost 100,000 years and were first known to be written between 4,000 and 6,000 years ago. Hindus see the Vendas as spiritual truths and as the law of the spiritual world. Divided into four parts, the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda, each section is divided into separate book and contains stories, hymns, and other scriptural references.



Bhagavad Gita- This is a very sacred and popular text that comes from the Mahābhārata, an Indian epic with more than 1.8 million words. This particular section is conversation between Krishna and Arjuna on the battle field Kurukshtra. The Bhagavad Gita tells one how to live their every day life. Such Things as keeping God as the center of your day, and living as a sacrificial offering are some of the things stressed in this text.



Upansishads- The upansishads texts are considered part of the Vedas and are responsible for much of classical Hindu thought. In these scriptures a parallel between all we see and and think called Brahman is explored. The Brahman is said to be the world soul and is identical to every individuals soul. The Upansishads were written throughout history dating back to the 7th century B.C, and as recently as the medieval times.



Sources:

http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita
http://members.aol.com/heraklit1/upanish.htm