Sri Ramana Maharishi on 'Maya'
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Sri Natanananda, a devotee of Sri Ramana Maharishi.
Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi, when explaining about Maya, says that
"Maya (delusion or ignorance) which cannot be destroyed by any other
act is completely destroyed by this intense activity which is called
'silence' (mouna)."
Then he was asked about the nature of maya, for which he replied,
"Maya is that which makes us regard as non-existent the Self, the
Reality, which is always and everywhere present, all-pervasive and
self-luminous, and as existent the individual soul (jiva), the world
(jagat), and God (para) which have been conclusively proved to be non-
existent at all times and places."
When asked " As the Self shines fully of its own accord why is it not
generally recognised like the other objects of the world by all
persons? ", his answer was,
"Wherever particular objects are known it is the Self which has known
itself in the form of those objects. For what is known as knowledge or
awareness is only the patency of the Self (atma sakti). The Self is
the only sentient object. There is nothing apart from the Self. If
there are such objects they are all insentient and therefore cannot
either know themselves or mutually know one another. It is because the
Self does not know its true nature in this manner that it seems to be
immersed and struggling in the ocean of birth (and death) in the form
of the individual soul. "
Onkar
Let us, in this context, read this extract from Swamiji's lecture
'Maya and Freedom' to get an idea about Maya .
A legend tells how once Nârada said to Krishna, "Lord, show me Maya."
A few days passed away, and Krishna asked Narada to make a trip with
him towards a desert, and after walking for several miles, Krishna
said, "Narada, I am thirsty; can you fetch some water for me?" "I will
go at once, sir, and get you water." So Narada went. At a little
distance there was a village; he entered the village in search of
water and knocked at a door, which was opened by a most beautiful
young girl. At the sight of her he immediately forgot that his Master
was waiting for water, perhaps dying for the want of it. He forgot
everything and began to talk with the girl. All that day he did not
return to his Master. The next day, he was again at the house, talking
to the girl. That talk ripened into love; he asked the father for the
daughter, and they were married and lived there and had children. Thus
twelve years passed. His father-in-law died, he inherited his
property. He lived, as he seemed to think, a very happy life with his
wife and children, his fields and his cattle. and so forth. Then came
a flood. One night the river rose until it overflowed its banks and
flooded the whole village. Houses fell, men and animals were swept
away and drowned, and everything was floating in the rush of the
stream. Narada had to escape. With one hand be held his wife, and with
the other two of his children; another child was on his shoulders, and
he was trying to ford this tremendous flood. After a few steps he
found the current was too strong, and the child on his shoulders fell
and was borne away. A cry of despair came from Narada. In trying to
save that child, he lost his grasp upon one of the others, and it also
was lost. At last his wife, whom he clasped with all his might, was
torn away by the current, and he was thrown on the bank, weeping and
wailing in bitter lamentation. Behind him there came a gentle voice,
"My child, where is the water? You went to fetch a pitcher of water,
and I am waiting for you; you have been gone for quite half an hour."
"Half an hour! " Narada exclaimed. Twelve whole years had passed
through his mind, and all these scenes had happened in half an hour!
And this is Maya.
Jai Thakur, Jai Ma, Jai Swamiji.
Gowri Balasubramanian
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