Five Names Of Maya In Vedanta Chintamani

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In Vedanta Chintamani, that Maya has been described in five ways.The five

names of Maya are, Tamas,Maya, Moham, Avidya and Anitya. Tamas is that which

hides the knowledge of life. Maya is that which is responsible for making

one who is the form of the world appear different from it.Moha is that which

makes a different one look real: sukti rajata bhranthi — creating an

illusion that mother-of-pearl is made of silver. Avidya is that which spoils

Vidya (learning). Anitya is transient, that which is different from what is

permanent and real.

 

On account of these five Mayas troubles appear in the Atma like the cinema

pictures on the screen. Only to remove this Maya it is said that the whole

world is mithya (unreal).Atman is like the screen. Just as you come to know

that the pictures that are shown are dependent on the screen and do not

exist otherwise, so also, until one is able to know by Selfenquiry that the

world that is visible is not different from Atma, it has to be said that

this is all mithya.

 

But once the reality is known, the whole universe will appear as Atma only.

Hence

the very people who said the world is unreal, have subsequently said that it

is only Atma swarupa. After all, it is the outlook that is important.

 

If the outlook changes, the troubles of the world will not worry us. Are the

waves different from the ocean? Why do the waves occur at all? If asked,

what reply can we give? The troubles in the world also are like that. Waves

come and go. If it is found out that they are not different from Atma this

worry will not exist.”

 

Source: Letters from Sri Ramanasramam VOLUMES I, II & Letters from and

Recollections of Sri Ramanasramam By SURI NAGAMMA Translated by D. S. SASTRI

 

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Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

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