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Sushupti is the final frontier of Maya || Acharya Prashant, on Shiv Sutra (2016)
Acharya Prashant
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Sushupti
Maya
Samadhi
Vivek
Meditation
Illusion
Self-awareness
Unconsciousness
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that deep sleep, or Sushupti, is the final frontier of Maya because it creates the illusion that objects and the world have vanished. This state appears similar to Samadhi, but the speaker cautions that it is deceptive. He emphasizes that if Maya had truly vanished in deep sleep, one would not return to the waking state of identification and identity upon hearing their name or an alarm. Sushupti acts as a temporary suspension of the world, much like a weekend vacation that allows a person to endure the torture of their daily life without actually quitting it. It is a false refuge that enables one to continue being enslaved by worldly affairs. The speaker further clarifies that what is commonly referred to as meditation is often just another form of escape. People seek meditation because they are tense from being neck-deep in the world, and they use it to relax only so they can return and handle more tension. This type of meditation does not involve seeing the world as false; rather, it is used to perform better within worldly relationships and tasks. Acharya Prashant suggests that instead of retreating to a physical location for peace, one must find that state of being wherever they are, as any physical retreat necessitates a return to the original state of conflict.