Maya

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Namaste All,

 

This undeniable fascination for the interminable

discussion of illusion can only be there because it is

not understood what the nature of analogy is.

Superimposition is *like* confusion in a single

focussed regard. Once you get that you move on briskly

having in your possesion the intellectual instrument

whereby you can answer the question - How do I know.

 

My impression is that 'maya' is not much used in the

B.S.B. perhaps 5 times or so. Avidya or ajnana is used

of course. This is my impression from the translation

(Gambhirananda Swami) but I could be completely wrong.

I was impressed by the information that ananda is not

used in the B.G. and samadhi hardly at all in the major

upanisads. Is there a search engine for this? or are

they foxed by case endings, in Gaelic they couldn't

work. If possible it would be intrigueing if such were

the case, I mean not much talk of maya.

 

Best Wishes, Michael.

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advaitin, ombhurbhuva <ombhurbhuva@e...> wrote:

> I was impressed by the information that ananda is not

> used in the B.G. and samadhi hardly at all in the major

> upanisads. Is there a search engine for this? or are

> they foxed by case endings, in Gaelic they couldn't

> work. If possible it would be intrigueing if such were

> the case, I mean not much talk of maya.

 

Namaste Michael-ji,

 

Search in a .txt file (Itranslated) of Gita via (Menu)Edit

--> Find for any word, not necessarily the whole word (because

'sandhi' may alter the beginning or end syllables), is useful.

 

Col. Jacob's Concordance of 1896(!), re-issued in

1963/'71/'83, is handy (includes only 60 of the 108 traditional

count). Sadhale's Concordance, 1938/'90, also is helpful. For the

Vedas, Bloomfield's Concordance (1906), now on-line too, is

outstanding. For Rig Veda, http://flaez.ch/ , is unsurpassed

(courtesy Ken Knight).

 

Regards,

 

Sunder