Maya

Maya, the veil we may call illusion,
is differentiated perception,
which believing real is delusion,
sensory inputs causing deception,
conditioned belief and preconception.
As long as we believe we’re body-mind, 
cravings of ego grip us in their bind,
freedom from which requires a shift to heart,
love enabled, with all mankind entwined,
eye single, whence our God-search quest can start.
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Anaya Avatar
July 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This could get confusing Maya religion vs Mayan - Mestiza practices The title caught my eye I'm thinking about investing in the book Adhyatma Upanishad beautiful golden cover! Spiritualism is craved TY for sharing US~
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July 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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July 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Several versions/interpretations are available as freely downloadable pdfs. I used this one ~ https://vedantastudents.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/10-Adhyatma-Upanishad.pdf …. However I feel buying the Chinmaya Mission version may be better.
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July 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(religion)
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July 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Inspired by the Adhyatma Upanishad
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