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.
However, Brahman is consciousness, always accessible to you. When you reside in it, an answer to even this will be revealed, but you won’t be able to put it to words that humans understand—nor even yourself in the mortal reasoning.
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I’m working on this; for example l quit trying to comprehend the rationality of the IRS tax code. I also have faith that Brahman et alii must know what they’re doing and things will end up hunky-dory in due course and understanding will be forthcoming. Thanks always!
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Hahah, yeah, taxes are one thing I fail yet to find Brahman in. Something so absolutely abstract, dull and uninspiring feels like such an antithesis to anything I could relate to the All-Pervading Essence of everything... lol
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