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What is Maya? Swami Sarvapriyananda Reveals Its Shocking Relationship with Consciousness


In this profound Q&A session, Swami Sarvapriyananda addresses a deep question from a seeker: “What is the relationship between Maya … More

Advaita, Hinduism, Illusion, Lila, Maya, Swami Sarvapriyananda

Maya


As I like to define, Maya is the false understanding that happiness lies outside, and what is on the outside … More

Avidya, Bondage, Happiness, Hinduism, Illusion, life philosophy, Maya, Religion, Samsara, World

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

Ashtavakra, Avidya, Awakening, Bondage, Enligtenment, Ignorance, Illusion, Liberation, Maya, Meditation, Moksha, Nirvana, Quest for truth, Samsara, Search for Truth, Seeker, Seeking, Spiritual awakening, Spiritual Sadhana, Spirituality

Parable of the Farmer and the Law of Karma


from The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Parable of the Farmer It was about five o’clock in the afternoon. Sri Ramakrishna … More

Death, faith, God, Ignorance, Illusion, Karma, Maya, Sense of Doership, World as a dream

The World is in Your Mind – Subjective Idealism


The whole world is in your mind. Ask yourself how and where you know that your body is there? Obviously … More

Advaita, Berkeley, Consciousness, Illusion, Is the world a dream?, Is the world real?, Maya, Meditation, Nonduality, Philosophy, Science, Spirituality, Subjective Idealism, World

If it’s all an illusion, why bother at all?


Advaita, Enlightenment, Illusion, Maya, Renunciation

O Me, O My


This lifeThese deathsAll around me;This loveThese heartbreaksAll around me;This happinessThese sorrowsAll around me.I learn to ignore -To think, to feelIs … More

Death, Dream, Happiness, Illusion, Life, Love, Poem, Poetry

Maya – Maayera Antha Maayera (Lovely Song)


Maayera Antha Maayera The Telugu song “Mayera Antha Mayera” conveys a philosophical message that life’s experiences, people, wealth, relationships, and achievements … More

Advaita, Brahman, God, Hinduism, Illusion, Maayera Antha Maayera, Maya, Philosophical Song, Sankaracharya, Song, Spirituality, Vedanta

Compassion (Daya) vs Attachment (Maya) – Bible & Ramakrishna Paramahansa hold forth


“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son … More

Attachment, Bible, Compassion, Daya, Ignorance, Illusion, Love, Maya, Ramakrishna Paramahansa

Sense of Doership


“Maya is nothing but the sense of doership.”

Bondage, Ego, Enlightenment, Ignorance, Illusion, Liberation, Maya, Quotations, Quotes, Sense of Doership

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