Topic: Illusion, see also Maya
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Maya means "that which is not." It refers to the Supreme Person's energy of illusion, which makes us think we are our bodies—products of the material world—even though we're eternal, spiritual persons, atmas. When we're under maya's spell, the attractive things in this world—wealth, fame, the opposite sex—appear real and desirable to us. We think we should be able to enjoy and control them, as...
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Our ideas of the real and the unreal are formed early in life. Life is filled with sensual and subtle impressions that condition us to accept certain things and reject others. Those impressions also lead us to form habits, good and bad, and to learn to feel happy or unhappy according to our perception of pleasure. We also learn fear and, usually, learn that most of our fears are imaginary—they...