Māyā (माया, māyā) created this gigantic material world. While it appears as an obstacle, it is actually a "punitive servant" of God, designed to wake the Jīva through the experience of material dissatisfaction. This section explores how the cosmic veil obscures our true nature and why understanding this inert energy is the first step toward reclaiming your eternal relationship with the God.
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Maya has lured us away from God and that is the cause of our misery. So Maya must be our foe. Right? No. Maya is extremely beneficial to the jeev . God is our well-wisher and Maya is a power wielded by God. Lord Krishna said in Srimad Bhagavat Gita -
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Question Scriptures tell us that Maya and jeev are the powers of God (Brahm). Since both of these powers belong to God, then why is one of those powers (Maya) more powerful than the other power (jeev). And so powerful that since eternity Maya has dominated jeev. Why and how
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Humans cannot even imagine the luxuries of the celestial abodes (Swarg). Celestial beings, who inhabit those abodes, don’t have to toil for anything as they can attain any material thing by merely resolving to obtain it. Their bodies are fragrant, lustrous and strong, they don’t excrete, don’t
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Question : In every lecture of every satsang I attend, it is said - “surrender everything to God”, but I need money for food, shelter, education, and other things that will make me and my loved ones' lives a little more comfortable. If I give away all the money, then
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Before sending soul in the Sansaar-The World our beloved father and well-wisher God gives every soul eighteen things. These are namely a mind, an intellect, five karmendriyan and five gyanendriyan , a gross material body and the panch pran . Trisharir is one way of grouping them in 3 bodies . Panchkosh ( Devanagari:
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Question Your entire premise is that "we must love God as there is no happiness in this world". I would disagree with that - A cup of coffee in the coffee shop in the middle of work gives me happiness. Going out for dinner with friends is a
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As you read through this article about the “Process of creation” you might find it so contradictory and complicated that you might shake your head in disbelief and say “this is impossible”. Nevertheless, though it is beyond human comprehension yet, since some people have asked for this information, I would
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Panch Mahabhoot (Devanagari: पन्च महाभूत ISO15915: panca mahābhūta ) are the primary gross elements. They are five in number and the cosmic world is made from these five elements. They are also referred to as panch tattva (Devanagari: पन्चतत्त्व ISO15915: pancatattva ). Each of these elements
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Self-realization is distinct from God-realization. A gyani (seeker of knowledge) reaches God-realization only after conquering the final hurdle of Sattvaguni Maya (the subtlest illusion). Although the gyānī's ultimate goal is to merge with the impersonal God (Nirakar Brahm), the path demands devotion (bhakti) and the worship of the
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Question Whenever an opportunity to donate for JKP Philanthropic programs arises a doubt lingers in the minds: is this necessary? According to Maharaj ji's philosophy, the sole goal of a spiritual aspirant is loving remembrance of God and Guru at all times. According to him: Practice devotion to
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The three types of sufferings experienced by mind and body in the material world are called tritaap (Devanagari: त्रिताप ISO15919: tritāpa ). Tri (त्रि) means three and taap (ताप) means afflictions. So, as the name suggests these afflictions can be divided into three categories. Daihik taap
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The material manifestation of Maya is infinitely large. The term sansar (Devanagari: संसार ISO15919: saṁsāra ) represents the entire material creation. It is made up of the assemblage of innumerable cosmic eggs called brahmanad . God gives jeev one of these life forms and after death jeev gets another life-form.