October 23, 2025
The substratum for maya is Brahman or God. This supreme power pervades the whole universe. In fact, the universe is just one vibrant mass of whirling energy. But somewhere this whirling vibrant mass of energy takes a certain form, and mysteriously there arises a feeling in relation to this form, 'I am'; whereas in truth there is nothing but a whirling mass of energy - energy which is alive, aware- consciousness itself in motion. That which is unable to experience this truth is maya.
This illusion exists wherever the reality exists. It is merely a matter of perception. This maya is incomprehensible to the human mind because the human mind is part of the confusion. How does this mini confusion deal with the maxi confusion? It is an absurd game. Here the intellect has no relevance at all. Illusion cannot be understood or fought against. You will fail.
Then, must we go on living under the illusion that the body is me? We have tended to regard maya as something outside ourselves which prevents us from looking inside and beholding the omnipresence within. But if we turn our gaze, it is possible to peel away layer after layer of the 'me' and come to the direct realization of that which is beyond the me, whose shadow is the me. It is then that you realize this divine omnipresence whose effervescence is called the world and all the experiences that 'we' undergo in this world. Bring about this inner awakening now and sustain it as long as the body lasts.
I am not against formalized religion, because I see from history that everyone who condemned formalized religion has been made to found a religion in spite of himself. Buddha, for instance, condemned formalized religion, but today there is Buddhism .