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A simple and faithful interpretation of Maya by Sadhu Vaswani
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Maya is not illusionary

The things of the world are ‘maya’; your sufferings are maya, for, they too will soon pass away giving place to the peace that abides.

When the atman is seen, all else is known; the atman, the self is the ground of knowledge and the source of experiences. This vision of the one-in-all inspired the noblest utterances of Hindu sages; and filled with a sense of unity, they uttered the mantra:— Ekamevadwitiyam. This mystic mingling of the one with all is indicated by the Hindu doctrine of leela,—the doctrine that the universe is a love-game of the eternal.

As Kabir says in one of his beautiful hymns—

“God has spread his form of love throughout all the worlds.”

And with this doctrine of leela is connected the doctrine of maya—a doctrine often misunderstood by critics. For maya refers not to the illusory, but to the passing, the impermanent; and even, to-day, the Hindu servant may be heard saying that the Sahib’s anger is maya, meaning that the Sahib’s anger will soon pass away. Yes, the things of the world are ‘maya’; your sufferings are maya, for, they too will soon pass away giving place to the peace that abides; our very personality is maya; for it too must pass away and we must build up the higher personality bit by bit through the experiences of life after life.

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