Introduction: A lot of Sadhus tend to reject the realm of the material, stating that it is an illusion. This is not what Hinduism recommends. Rejecting the world is nothing but NIHILISM, a bitter philosophy that is nothing but a failure.
*MAYA VERSUS REALITY*
We are here on this planet for a finite amount of time...
and consequently this world is called maya/illusion, by Hindus.
This does imply we reject this world because our stay in it is temporary.
It only means that this concept stays in our minds as we go about negotiating & dealing with our lives. Or Maya.
It only means that this concept stays in our minds as we go about negotiating & dealing with our lives. Or Maya.
Why it is called "Maya" :
Because only something ETERNAL, something that will last forever - only such a thing is considered real by this outlook.
All temporary things
their existence is ambiguous
after they cease to exist, after they dissolve, do they exist
except in memory?
which is arbitrary, illusory, fleeting
As per this perspective something real is something that
will be forever available
before your father and mother conceived you?
Yanni believes passion is eternal...
Uriah Heep found his eternal person...
Deep Purple looks for the eternal in the echoes of the past...
