"Whispers from the Forests (a personal reading of the Upanishads)" by Raj Arumugam is a reading of the Upanishads in various translations. The Upanishads (composed some time between 800 and 200 BCE) are a call to the individual for freedom in one's spiritual life - a call to the individual to be free of ritual, authority and Text and revelation. The Upanishads challenge us to take responsibility for one's spiritual life - a life free of dogma and organized religion. This book by Raj Arumugam is not an offering of another text, but a reminder to be unconditionally free in one's inquiry of spiritual truth.