Maya, the great illusion, is sacred and holy too, for without it Brahman could not experience itself.
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"One should know that the magic power (maya)
is nature, and the magician is the Great Lord.
All this world is filled with beings that are his parts."
— Shvetashvatara Upanishad, 10. (tl. Vernon Katz & Thomas Egenes)
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So if, say, murder is merely an illusion, a sacred and holy one at that; how many times does it have to occur before the Great All Knowng Brahman becomes familiar with it? I’m just a simple mortal but l could easily survive the rest of eternity without hearing about another one.
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If it already happens within the All Knowing Brahman, is [he] not already familiar with it? I don’t really know. As a simple mortal, one would do well not to bother his head with what vastly exceeds his capacity for understanding.
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