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माया का नाश कैसे हो? || आचार्य प्रशांत, श्री योगवाशिष्ठ पर (2017)
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Maya
Desire
Illusion
Consciousness
Duality
Suffering
Liberation
Self-deception
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that Maya creates a unique sense of joy through its own destruction, which is a deceptive illusion. When a person fulfills a desire, they feel a momentary sense of achievement or peace, similar to quenching thirst. However, this is compared to drinking alcohol rather than water; while it feels good in the moment, it actually increases the craving and leads to more suffering. Fulfilling one desire does not end the cycle but instead gives birth to several more, much like lighting the first cracker in a long string of fireworks. The individual remains in a state of delusion, believing they are moving toward satisfaction when they are actually moving further away from true liberation.