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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

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

Avidya, God, Ignorance, Illusion, Maya, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes

The Absolute Truth of Nisargadatta Maharaj


from I Am That: Dialogues with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Maharaj: You are all drenched for it is raining hard. In … More

Absolute truth, Illusion, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Pain, Pleasure, Real world, Reality

The Holographic Universe (Scientific Model of Advaita)


The following Youtube videos do a very good job of explaining why the world is an illusion, a mere appearance, … More

Collapse of the wave function, Consciousness, Free Will, Hologram, Illusion, Maya, Probabilistic reality, Quantum mechanics, The Double Slit Experiment, World as a hologram, World as illusion
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