Guest guest Posted July 8, 1999 Report Share Posted July 8, 1999 Jyothi Vijayakumar wrote: > > > Maya > is the cosmic power of projection and Avidyaa is individual ignorance. In > broadest of terms, the former is the appearance of concrete physicality in > Brahman and the latter is an individual's inability to know that it is only > an appearnce. > > Now, for those revelling in Brahman- consciousness ( the insider > perspective) this distinction hardly matters. > > But from an outsider's perspective, to see Maya as practically relevant and > notionally irrelevant, as essential yet dispensable and to have faith in > its terminable yet utilizable existence has an enormous value. It is > conducive to developing love, compassion, acceptance and surrender. This is > the necessary "Jnaana" for Bhakti and Karma. > **** beautifully clear, if i may say. the guru within placed the following in my mind a few years ago (which coincides perfectly with what you said above): "act as though everything matters; yet be as though nothing does." namaskaar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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