4 - Decoding the Mystery of 'Maya' | Swami Tattwamayananda
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Verses: 110, 111, 113. The 5th question: What is anatman? Answer to the 5th question continues: - Analysis of the Non Self (anatman): - Karana-sharira - Maya: the beginningless and the indescribable - Maya: beyond description - The mystery of creation: the Advaitic perspective: - The nature of the world and its origin. Avidya, Sakti, composed of three gunas: sattva, rajas and tamas. Negative theology (Via Negativa) of Advaita Vedanta The three powers in Maya: - The power of false projection (vikshepa-sakti (विक्षेपशक्ती)) - The power of concealing the true nature of the reality (avarana-sakti (आवरणशक्ती)). - Jnana reflected in the sattva-guna, one of the three constituents of Maya.
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