Maya Quotes

“Wikipedia: Maya”

“Wherever the word Maya occurs [In Rigveda] it is used only to signify the might or the power.”

“Wiktionary: Maya”

“He Himself spread out the expanse of His Maya, and He Himself beholds it. He assumes so many forms, and plays so many games, and yet he remains distinct and detached from its all.”

“He is the master magician (mayavin), Krishna is in the final analysis...Himself … a product of this maya.”

“I am a sinner who was blinded by maya that I did battle with the Supreme Lord. Miserable me....Save me! Save me!”

“Made blind by your maya, I did a great wrong in fighting you
Forgive this crime of mine, I fall at your feet.
Purge me of my evil-mindedness,
I will follow the path of devotion to you.”

“I am not manifest to all, being veiled by yoga-maya and its delusion the world knows Me not, the unborn and immutable (BG 7.25).”

“Our tragic age demands poetry of courage and not whimpers about the inevitable end of all maya. People still extract pain of each other even after Buddha, Nanak and Gandhi have been preaching peace.”

“Everything other than Vasudeva, since it is a product of maya, is not real. Vasudeva alone is real, is the dearest because He is the Self.”

“According to the most Hindu representative view, the atman, when associated with a physical body, identifies itself with the body under the influence of maya. Maya is the cosmic illusion or the original ignorance.”

“The theory of Maya was manipulated a little by the Buddhists too, but in the hands of the Buddhists it became very much like what is called Idealism, and that is the meaning that is now generally given to the word Maya.”

“Without the help of the indescribable Maya, the neo-Vedantic doctrine cannot be sustained, Maya in the sense of avidya or the cause of illusion has never been used in the Vedas.”

“The Hindu theory of reincarnation is based upon four basic principles: permanence of the atman, existence of maya (the original ignorance), liberation (moksha) of the atman from samsara and the law of Karma.”

“How can Brahman be differentiated or desecrated? The guru had one more lesson, the greatest of his life, to learn. He would never condescend to admit of Maya or Shakti. Brahman only exists—this was his refrain.”

“About many things in Hinduism I had been once inclined to believe that it was all imagination that there was much of dream in it, much that was delusion and maya. But now day after day I realised in the mind, I realized in the heart, I realised in the body the truths of the Hindu religion.”

“He who depends on chances and situations to be happy, is a Sansari. Mind alone is maya at play. Remember, `Even This Will Pass Away'. It is sure to be dark if you close your eyes. Not to do what you feel like doing is Freedom.”

“I shall chide you no more. You and I shall smile together, so long as our two forms appear different in the maya-dream of God. Finally we shall merge as one in the Cosmic Beloved; our smiles shall be His smile, our unified song of joy vibrating throughout eternity to be broadcast to God-tuned souls.”

“Believe in all things; none believe;
judge not nor warp by "Facts" the thought;
See clear, hear clear, tho' life may seem
Mâyâ and Mirage, Dream and Naught.”

“The Goddess is Maya, embodiment of all delusions. She is Shakti, personification of energy. She is Adi, primal, as ancient and boundless as the soul...The embodiment of Adi- Maya-Shakti – Durga is the invincible one. She is at once bride and warrior. The one establishes home, provides pleasure, produces children and offers food.”