Guest guest Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 'MAYA' "This touch of `I Amness' is in every being; this beingness has the touch of love for the Absolute and it is a representation of the Absolute. When you got yourself separated from the Absolute with this identity `I Am', you felt fragmented, isolated, and that is why your demands started. In the Absolute there are no needs. Only the Absolute prevails. The truth is total Brahman only, nothing else but Brahman. In a total Brahman state the touch of beingness, `I Am', and with that, separation started, otherness has come. But this `I Amness' is not just a small principle – that itself is the `mula-maya', the primary illusion………………………" "That `maya', is so powerful that it gets you completely wrapped up in it. `Maya' means `I Am', `I Love to be'. It has no identity except love. That knowledge of `I Am' is the greatest foe and the greatest friend. Although it might be your greatest enemy, if you propitiate it properly, it will turn around and lead you to the highest state." [ Excerpts from `Prior to Consciousness'- Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (ed. Jean Dunn) ] ------- love anu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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