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Dear Gurudev, according to the Vedic scriptures, the whole world is an illusion, including the Galaxy, Universe, etc. I am not able to comprehend this. If you could please explain this further.
Yes, it is obvious. If you study quantum physics, it says the same thing. The name and shapes of objects is not real, what is real is that they are all part of One Wave Function. Everything is made up of One energy. This is what the Vedanta always sai ... -
If the creator is real then how can this world which is part of the creator be an illusion?
What does illusion mean? Illusion means appears to be. See in a hologram, all the figures appear. In the hologram all the rays are real, but the figures are temporary. They are not the real existence. Do you understand what I’m saying? Actually t ... -
Gurudev, can you please explain the concept of Avidya and Maya?
Maya means all that can be measured. The English word measure comes from the Sanskrit word Maya. ‘Miyate anaya iti maya’ Miyate means to be measured. Everything that can be measured is Maya. The five el ... -
Gurudev, all the scriptures proclaim that the appearance of this world is the handiwork of Maya. But Vedanta says it is of ignorance. How can the two statements be reconciled?
There are two meaning for Maya. First of all, Maya means that which you cannot catch. There is another meaning for Maya – that which could be measured. The English word ‘measure’ comes from ‘miyate’. ‘Miya’ means to measure. So this entire crea ... -
What is Maya? Does this Maya need to be embraced or does it need to be questioned? Why is it so difficult to comprehend?
Maya means that which appears but when you try to catch it, it doesn’t get into your hand. That is why it is Maya. Something appears and you go to catch it and you can’t catch it. That is how everything in the world is. You see something so beautiful a ...