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THE VEIL OF AVIDYA

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on July 30, 2012 at 7:00pm

Just as a mirror is rendered dim by a layer of dirt, so also knowledge is veiled by Avidya (ignorance). Therefore, everyone is deluded. They cling to things unreal and mistake the body for the pure Atman. They think that this illusory world of names and forms is quite real.
Mula Prakriti is the slumbering state of tile uni¬verse. When the qualities of Rajas, Tamas and Sattwa are disturbed, Mula Prakriti is called by different names – Maya, Avidya, etc. Maya vanishes as soon as one gets knowledge of the Self.

From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda

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