As I like to define, Maya is the false understanding that happiness lies outside, and what is on the outside … More
Tag: Avidya
Is the search for truth the subtlest form of Maya? Janak asks Ashtavakra
Janak asks Ashtavakra: Is the search for truth the subtlest form of Maya? What follows is not a teaching, not … More
What is the Origin of Desires, Thoughts and Actions?
The world that comes into existence for the fulfilment of one’s desires through thoughts and actions has its origin in … More
Maya (Ignorance)
“Maya (or ignorance) is nothing but the wrong understanding that happiness lies outside. The moment one realizes that happiness is … More
Seeing Through the Illusion
“I refuse to be fooled by God any longer – there is no me or you; it is all S/He.”–D. … More
Ignorance (Maya, Avidya)
21-24. D.: What is this ignorance? M.: Listen. In the body appears a phantom, the ‘false-I’, to claim the body … More
Know Thyself 