The Illusion Of Maya

In the vast and ancient realm of Hindu mythology, there are countless tales of gods and goddesses, heroes and villains, and the battles they waged to shape the world and the lives of those within it. One of the most enduring and profound of these tales is the story of Maya and Brahma, a story that has been passed down through generations, inspiring and informing the spiritual journeys of countless individuals. At its core, this is a story about the power of illusion, the nature of reality, and the journey towards spiritual growth and enlightenment. It is a tale of the divine feminine, and the role that the feminine plays in shaping our perceptions of the world. And it is a story about the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, and the importance of breaking free from the illusions that define the world in order to see the truth. In this tale, we will follow the journey of Brahma, a god trapped within the illusions of Maya, as he fights to break free and to see the world as it truly is. Along the way, we will learn about the nature of reality, the role of the feminine, and the power of illusion in shaping our perceptions of the world. We will discover the importance of spiritual growth and enlightenment, and the power of detachment in breaking free from the illusions that define our lives. So come, journey with us into the world of Hindu mythology, and discover the timeless wisdom of the story of Maya and Brahma.

What is an Illusion? When you see a wet surface on the road at a distance on a hot afternoon, you know that it is an illusion. When a magician cuts a girl in half during a magic show, you know that it is an illusion. The illusion is a perception different from reality. The perception could be of the senses such as vision, sound, taste, touch, smell or of the ideas of the mind. The concept of a unicorn, Santa Claus or an ideal human being are illusory ideas of the mind.The nature of the world is illusory. Everything from a particle of sand to the biggest planet is an illusion. Every idea about our world and how it operates is an illusion too. Our ideas about purpose of life, existence of God, ideas of right and wrong and countless other things are all based on our ignorance about the nature of our universe.This book explores on every little myth we have created about our existence and tries to allow the most intelligent species on the earth, the humans, to come out of their delusional state of mind. Only when we are made aware of the fact that we are asleep, can we try to wake up in the world of reality. In the same way, unless we have understood the illusory nature of the universe, we cannot think of breaking the conditioning of our minds.Everything that we know about our world is illusory including the objects, living beings, our personalities, our separation, individuality, our social values and morality. Our ideas about knowledge, intelligence, time, space and duality are illusory too. It is time that we start looking at our world with a sincere attention and figure out the real nature of our existence as a sentient entity in this world of illusion, known as Maya.

Maya is the key to unlock the secret of the trio, Universe-God-Lives. This book is an attempt to explain the role of Maya, the power that runs the lives in the universe. If anyone understood Maya, properly, two purposes. would be served. The first: Most human problems have its root to “Maya”. We understand Maya through the help of vedic knowledge, seen through the eyes of Science and Logic. Then, most of those worldly problems will not trouble us. The second: Those who understand Maya, can fight Maya and win over it. Then the winner becomes an elevated soul or men of knowledge, variously called, “saint, siddhar sufi or a Zen master”. Men-of-knnowledge, Gnani is freed from the clutches of Maya and its weird ways of steering our lives. After winning Maya, through a sustained effort, and acquiring the knowledge on universe, can one can reach and shake hands with the creator? Winning Maya is not that simple. It is not very difficult to understand what Maya is. But it is not possible that everyone who understand Maya win Maya.Even if one understands Maya, he becomes a Gyani. Mere Knowledge is not enough! Knowledge is necessary to win over the Maya. But not sufficient. Winning Maya calls for a sustained effort. The influence of Maya is so strong, that it would bring you back under its influence even after you understand Maya. We can find several Examples from our lives.

Lek begins to wonder whether everything that she had hoped for for fifteen years was all worth it now that she had achieved her goals.Lek was born the eldest child of four in a typical rice farming family. She did not expect to do anything any different from the other girls in her class in the northern rice belt of Thailand.Typically that would be: work in the fields for a few years; have a few babies; give them to mum to take care of and get back to work until her kids had their own children and it would be her turn to stop working to take care of them.One day a catastrophe occurred out of the blue – her father died young and with huge debts that the family knew nothing about. Lek was twenty and she was the only one who could prevent foreclosure. However, the only way she knew was to go to work in her cousin's bar in Pattaya.She drifted into the tourist sex industry. The second book, ‘An Exciting Future’, tells of Lek’s attempts to settle down and this, the third book, picks up the story of Lek's life six or seven years after that. At forty-ish, it is time to take stock of her life. She looks back on her past and wonders whether it was all worth it.Should she feel bitter about what has happened to her or should she move on and try to forget her past?Should she just try to erase it, whitewash it out, like so many women did or should she feel proud of what she has accomplished?Lek is plagued by mixed emotions and tries to seek an explanation that she can live with for the rest of her life.

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“Meera, stop telling stories,” I was told. To me, it was a Calmness, which had the Turbulence of a Rough Sea, and a Tsunami of Currents hitting my Mind with Questions. Sometimes, I screamed in the silence, like a Bud in the Blossoming stage, Sometimes, I accepted the Sometimes, Sometimes, I ran from the Situation, And Sometimes, the SAME Situation brought me back to The Reality! The Reality, where I illustrated my ‘Illusions to Happiness’ and said: “Why not create Stories if that’s My Strength?” And I realized: Yes, Happiness is in Creating Stories. And I went blogging my Learning as A Happiness for 100 straight days, sharing my Experience and reflecting what I resonated, CREATING MY LEGACY Called HAPPINESS!