The Concept of MAYA

[devotee]

Namaste,

I found these interesting link on MAYA :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Ajo...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-EE-...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adrwP...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7p5x...eature=related

OM

[shian]

Is Maya , always associated with feminime aspect ?

[wundermonk]

Is Maya , always associated with feminime aspect ?

Without having seen the Youtube videos posted by Devoteeji let me offer my thoughts on this.

If I understand correctly, Maya of Advaita is similar to Prakriti of Samkhya. According to Samkhya, cosmogony proceeds when unliberated Purushas [masculine aspect] *pierce* Prakriti [feminine aspect] to set forth another round of creation.

This allegory may be the reason behind why Maya is considered "feminine".

I could be wrong.

[Mana]

Namaste devotee, All,

Thank you kindly for posting, I need just that ...

Isn't she beautiful!

praNAma

mana

[kallol]

Is Maya the ultimate concept of dream ?

The actual, permanent presence of "I" being without body (limited by the 5 senses), which actually translates to the infinity, temporary fixation of the "I" in a body is like a dream wrt the permanence.

The world being out of our 5 senses is limited by them again (had we less or more senses the understanding would have been different).

So this world of Maya, out of our senses - how real is it ?

Love and best wishes