Upanishad Maitrayani Upanisad Maitrayani Upanishad The Maitrayani Upanishad belongs to Maitrayani Samhita of the Krishna Yajurveda It is also called as Maitrayanai Brahmana Upanishad It is divided into seven Prapathankas out of which the first Prapathaka presents introductory principles Prapathaka second third and fourth enumerates the metaphysical questions related to the Soul and Prapathakas fifth to seventh are identified as supplementary Like many of the Upanishads the Maitrayani Upanishad describes the teachings in the form of a dialogue between the Guru master and the Sishya disciple Maitrayani Upanishad defines Brahman as the ultimate source of the intelligence of living beings He who acts is the element self he who causes to act is the inner man immortal Self Now as even a ball of iron pervaded by fire hammered by smiths becomes manifold  forms hammered by guna qualities personality becomes manifold And as when the ball of iron is hammered the fire is not overcome unaffected so the inner man is not overcome only element Self is overcome 33 Presenting the ultimate spiritual doctrines this Upanishad teaches to renounce all thoughts compassions and desires As far as the tradition is concerned Maitrayani Upanishad have been a great influence on the major schools of Yoga and Hindu Philosophy Samhita Krishna Yajurveda Maitrayani Samhita