MAYA-YOGA VISION

Maya is the pure physical,mental,intellectual and egoist state which is perceived as reality the life by 'manas' the conscious mind which is always moving.This movement creates a veil. It veils the Absolute. A traveller on the path of life, to balance the material and spiritual levels becomes aware of her, Maya. She is matter apparent. Normally 'illusion' is the word used to describe Maya coming close to explain this state. It does not mean not existing, simply meaning it exists in the movements of moments. So do not become attached to this as its moving and impermanent.
Movements of moments, the impermanence as it appears is only the ways of manifested energy Maya which is paradoxical, mystical. Energy is continuously transforming taking 'quantum leaps'. With these 'quantum leaps' we see everything changing, our flickering conscious mind(manas) creating a flux-like phenomenon of existence. This has to be understood very deeply and realised cause this is the very base of all essential practices of the path of life in Yoga.
Nothing seems the same even for two consecutive moments as life flows on like a river in the flow of manas. Anything permanent is incomprehensible to this 'manas'.

The life as perceived through the 'manas' is Maya. Neither does it mean that life is not real nor does it say that it is a dream. It simply points to the way you are looking at life so unconscious, so wavering and unstable cause the inner wavering 'manas' gives you this picture of flux.

Move through this impermanence to the permanent. Attain the inner calmness, attain the inner peace. This hazy veil created by the wavering mind falls off and spontaneously you are in a state of rest, resting in Peace, in Divinity. Maya and Iswara are not two things but the same, one we perceive through the wavering mind and the other perceived in inner calmness.

Mind is always flickering and never constant. That is its nature. Its always on play, stability is not its quality.The only way is to transcend it with the practice of 'Awareness', perceiving reality the Divinity through inner calmness. Yet the mind goes on with the play creating the veils of movements kicking up the dust of emotions and attachments. Hidden deep in the unconscious is the desiring 'Trishna' which is the feed of the mind and the mind continues in anxiety and even fear.

Only when the mind is transcended divinity is revealed. There is no other way. Becoming aware of the mind process and witnessing it. Not flowing along with mind nor flowing against it. Step out of the flow with awareness and witness it with non-attachment. Stepping out of the mind flow, witness it with 'viveka' and 'vivecha' and as you move into the state of 'vairagya' with no conscious or unconscious feeds the mind calms down.

Never fight with the mind, never struggle or wrestle with it, it is a sure losing battle. Let actions take its natural course guided by a pure ego and pure intellect. Thus letting go of the desires empty handed we remain, liberated, free from anxieties and fear. 'Inaction in action' the pure essence of karma yoga.

to be continued...