6 - Maya: "How Does It Function?"
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Verses: 143, 145, 138, 129, etc. Questions 1, 2, and 3: "What is bondage?" - Its mystery -The mystery of Maya. How does it work in our life? Answer: Concealment of our true nature and false projection. -The way out of Maya: sadhana-chatushtaya (साधनचतुष्टप, the four spiritual disciplines: Ref: class:2), ‘shravana’ (श्रवण), `manana’ (मनन), `nididhyasana’ (निदिध्यासन) & devotion (bhakti), and eventually, through Moksha. -Atman, the non-participating witness -Turning the flashlight into our own mind, being a witness of our own life, our own emotions, thoughts, impulses, attitudes and feelings -Linking ourselves to the transcendental -`Satipatthana sutta’ Buddha's discourse on mindfulness
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