Friday, April 17, 2009

The difference between 'Brahman' and 'Maya'.

The Avatar Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa said, that Brahman and Maya, were identical like milk, and it's whiteness. He also said, that what cannot be described by the human tongue, is what Brahman is. What we see all around us, is a manifestation of Maya. In other words, what cannot be described in Maya, by the human tongue, is what Brahman is. But, we must remember, that Maya, and Brahman, are inseparable. Then, how do we differentiate between what can be described, and what is beyond description, if both are identical in nature? In my opinion, Human beings are familiar with Maya(the female principle of creation). When in conflict, a human being wants to be familiar with Brahman(The male principle of creation) , which he/she is not capable of, when he /she is familiar with Maya. Why do we see what is apparent, which is Maya, and not what is hidden, which is Brahman, when Brahman is as apparent as Maya, being identical to Maya? The Muslim faith calls itself a faith which completely submits to God. Is it, that the conflict between Brahman, and Maya, is one which happens, because of no reason, because, how can that, which is identical to itself, be in conflict with itself? Is it, that the more one is in conflict, the more one sees the difference between Brahman and Maya? Is it a fact, that the appreciation of the opposite sex, is in actuality, a conflict, and that the more one sees a difference between the sexes, the more the one is in conflict?

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