Whatever we feel, enjoy and experience is the influence of Maya. It is the powerful sway of Maya that delude humankind to mistake the impermanent as permanent, the unreal for the real and causes to identify ourselves with our bodies, mind and intellect. Such identifications increase our desires and attachment and result in suffering, requiring even more births to attain our goals.
We must develop a firm determination to escape from the grip of Maya through deep devotion to God. Once our minds are fixated on God, we will not be affected by the power of Maya. But to reach this state is immensely difficult. Only mind with utter renunciation and firmness of purpose can reach this state. Nevertheless, we should not waver from our goal to achieve this state of being.
- Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba
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