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Hindu Quotes: Illusion
When the world arises in me, It is just an illusion: Water shimmering in the sun, A vein of silver in mother-of-pearl, A serpent in a strand of rope. From me the world streams out And in me it dissolves, As a bracelet melts into gold, A pot crumbles into clay, A wave subsides into water. - Ashtavakra Gita 2: 9-10
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Non-dualism is the highest Vedantic truth. Only Brahman exists. The pluralistic world as we experience it is merely a figment of the imagination. An illusion. At the highest level Vedanta does not encourage any discussion on the nature of the world and its cause. That would merely be emphasising the reality of something which does not exist. It focuses on the direct experience of Reality.
(See also: Life and Death, Life and Beyond, Death
and Dying, Body Mind and Soul)
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Neither the body nor the senses are real - these are only instruments of varied expressions and actions associated with the temporal world of Atman , the Divine Self. It is on realising the Atman that we become aware that we are essentially a fragmented part of the Universal Soul. The individual consciousness though infinite and one, is manifested in finitude of body and mind. The goal of human life is attaining oneness with the infinite.
(See also: Oneness , God and Religion,
Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind
and Soul)
Read more here: » Oneness: Viveka And Vairagya Dispel Illusion |
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of the EgoThe
Illusion of the Ego
Nothing
can be taken from you; you cannot lose who you are. You are indestructible and
eternal. You are a manifestation of God's light, an individual consciousness
just as others are, so what is there to struggle with? Only the perceived threat
of loss that the ego presents to us can bring us into fear, delusion and
defensiveness. When we understand that loss is impossible, we will not keep
falling into the same hole over and over again. We must eventually see the
distorted reality that the ego presents to us, and once again embrace love
unconditionally.
Read more here: » Defense
and Ego: Defense - The Illusion
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Mysticism
Magick Dictionary
on
ILLUSION
ILLUSION We know that the Hindus and Buddhists teach that the entire world is Maya, or "illusion". Gurdjieff understood that there is only one thing repeated endlessly to give the illusion of variation (see REALITY). We know, from modern physics, that the atom is composed of infinitely smaller and smaller impermanent points of potential energy. We are aware that all things are in flux and that the distinction between world and self is imaginary. Given these and an endless array of further facts, and seeing that the alteration of reality is, in fine, the magician's job, it is obvious that the magician must be a "master of illusion". The conjuror, buffoon or practitioner of legerdemain merely carries the "Great Work" of the magus to an absurd degree and in demotic burlesque or genuine mockery, he attempts to "expose" everything as a fraud and to reveal that nothing is sacred, after all. Thus the stage magician serves a useful purpose by reminding the serious magician to avoid pomposity. The purpose of the conjuror and the sorceror are equally to deceive -- the one innocently, as a pastime, the other not so innocently, as an effort to wield power. But the goal of High Magick is exactly the reverse -- its aim is to undeceive us about ourselves and the world we inhabit.
(See
also: ILLUSION , Magick, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body Mind
and Soul,)
For more dictionary entries, see » Illusion Dictionary |
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Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary on Illusion
illusion (illusory): A belief, opinion or observation that appears to be, but is not in accord with the facts, truth or true values, such as the illusion created by a magician. See: avidya.
(See
also: Illusion ,
Hinduism,
Body Mind and Soul)
For more dictionary entries, see » Illusion Dictionary |
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Spiritual - Theosophy
Dictionary on
Illusion
Illusion Positive unreality, or that which is wholly and completely deceptive without basis in reality; as such some philosophers consider it to be rooted in the human mind itself, subjective or interior rather than external or objective. As thus understood, illusion falls far short of the significance of the Sanskrit maya, for which it is used as a translation. For the sense of maya is that of appearance rising out of reality, not something opposed to reality. It is evident that, if the universe can be said to exist at all, we must allow that illusion in the sense of maya has existence, a relative or temporary reality, for it obviously originates from and shadows forth the reality within and behind it. It is not that reality itself, but its multiform appearances. To say that the world in which we live, and all the people and beings and things in it, are an illusion, does not mean that all this is an empty dream; it means that what is so real to us, as long as we are conscious on this plane, will be seen as a maya or deceptive appearance from our viewpoint when we become conscious on a higher and more inclusive plane. See also MAYA
(See also: Illusion , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)
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According
to Hinduism, the world around us is not real, because it is impermanent and
ever changing. The world in which we live is a world of ignorance and falsehood
or untruth, called Asat, in contrast to Sat or the world of Truth that exists
beyond it, where neither the mind, nor any of the senses can ever reach even
remotely.
Read more here: » Hinduism and Maya: Hinduism and Belief in Maya |
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Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary on Fundamental darkness
Fundamental darkness (Jpn.: gampon-no-mumyo) Also, fundamental ignorance or primal ignorance. The most deeply rooted illusion inherent in life, said to give rise to all other illusions. Darkness in this sense means inability to see or recognize the truth, particularly, the true nature of one's life. The term fundamental darkness is contrasted with the fundamental nature of enlightenment, which is the Buddha nature inherent in life. According to the Shrimala Sutra, fundamental darkness is the most difficult illusion to surmount and can be eradicated only by the wisdom of the Buddha. T'ien-t'ai (538-597) interprets darkness as illusion that prevents one from realizing the truth of the Middle Way, and divides such illusion into forty-two types, the last of which is fundamental darkness. This illusion is only extirpated when one attains the stage of perfect enlightenment, the last of the fifty-two stages of bodhisattva practice. Nichiren (1222-1282) interprets fundamental darkness as ignorance of the ultimate Law, or ignorance of the fact that one's life is essentially a manifestation of that Law, which he identifies as Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. In The Treatment of Illness, Nichiren states: "The heart of the Lotus school is the doctrine of three thousand realms in a single moment of life, which reveals that both good and evil are inherent even in those at the highest stage of perfect enlightenment. The fundamental nature of enlightenment manifests itself as Brahma and Shakra, whereas the fundamental darkness manifests itself as the devil king of the sixth heaven". Nichiren thus regards fundamental darkness as latent even in the enlightened life of the Buddha, and the devil king of the sixth heaven as a manifestation or personification of life's fundamental darkness. The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings reads, "Belief is a sharp sword that cuts off fundamental darkness or ignorance."
(See
also: Fundamental darkness ,
Enlightenment, Buddhism Enlightenment, Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary)
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This illusion is further reinforced by modern science and technology, which is
based on the Cartesian-Newton paradigm, which posited a division between mind
and matter and led to a view of the universe as a mechanical system consisting
of separate objects.
This view fostered life in society as a competitive
struggle for existence and the belief in unlimited material progress to be
achieved through economic and technological growth. Modern physics and quantum
mechanics are now discovering what the mystics of the East have long known Ñ
the basic oneness of the universe.
Read more here: » Subconscious: Infinite Power of The Subconscious |
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In the courses offered at Kalki’s ashram, the first few days are about becoming aware of the prison of our mind. It isn’t about trying to change any of it, because you cannot. You are simply witnessing the reality of your mind as it is, the emotional charge, the habit patterns, the assumptions, the traumas, the conditioning, and the masks that we build up in order to survive. You begin to strip down the social and spiritual personas, and you begin to understand the nature of mind. You become aware that enlightenment is simply about ‘de-clutching’ from the mind. Read more here: » Enlightenment 2012: Kalki and the Golden Age – Chapter 3: Basic Teaching |
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over assuming illnesses or conditions from their clients, especially when they
truly felt that their intentions were of loving service to another. Why would a
healer or anyone become ill through healing others?
Read more here: » Law of Healing: Healer, Heal Thy Self |
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Nature of DreamsReason shows us that "belief" and
"experience" are one and the same. This understanding is crucial to
understanding illusion, and it is difficult for most people to grasp. If I
experience the pain of loss, I must be saying that such loss is not only
possible, but REAL; i.e. when I experience loss, I BELIEVE in the REALITY of
"loss." I cannot meaningfully say that I can experience something
that is unreal; that would be to say that there is no way to distinguish real
from unreal, making the word "real" meaningless.
Read more here: » Personal Growth: The
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