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Originally Posted by ameliorate
I am very confused about maya upon reading 'the universe, all beings and the creator are all manifestations of maya (illusion) - unreal in themselves BUT also the universe, all beings and the creator IS Brahman - these are real as Brahman. Conflicting and confusing! Any help, from members here,with making sense of this would be welcome
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Firstly, labels of
real and
unreal are just ideas, mental constructs which we apply to Creation. Everything is what it is.
Secondly, the paradox is that both are true. All manifestation is an illusion, because all manifestation is impermanent. And all manifestation is real - if the Cause is real then how can the effects be unreal?
My own approach to this apparent paradox is that everything is real on its own level even if it is also an illusion from the perspective of a higher level. And yes, the idea of levels is just another illusion while also being real.
So while we are incarnate in physical form we have to deal with the physical world as a reality. When we discard the physical form then we see our physical life as a brief blip in our existence.
Peace