One day Sati asked Shiva about the meaning of Maya.
Did you know, the word maya actually means, 'to measure ?' replied Shiva
“Really? I thought maya meant illusion”
“Haha! Yes, I know. It's been defined as many things; illusion is one of them. Money of course, is another. but the ancient rishis meditated on this and understood that maya actually meant to measure up the immeasurable...maya is an attempt to sum the extent of God’s infinity . Something , that by definition, is virtually impossible, except to Godhood itself. It is God’s maya alone that can give some measure of Him - That, is the leela of the Infinite.”
“That’s fascinating,” said Sati. “Tell me more, Swami.”
Shiva had noted that She would address Him as Swami when they have a spiritual discussion.“Shaivites do not think of the manifest world as an illusion. They claim that God's creation is as real as God Himself and they honour all things, all creatures, as Shiva and Shakti’s creation. This is exactly what sets them apart from other seers.” He continued.
“But do they not say that the world is full of your maya, and it is all an illusion? I have often heard Yeh sansar Shivmayi hai.”
“Ah, I know well the adage of some wise seers who were mayavadis or nihilists in outlook, and in the habit of dismissing the world as a cosmic illusion. But Shivmayi does not mean it is an illusion. It means it is immeasurable by ordinary perception. We need a third eye to see dimension four, and meditation, opens the door...”Shiva replied.
"Sati. You, as Mother
Nature, are the one behind all form" Shiva continued, " And you it is, who can see the formless.
You are the one with a name, yet you, Sati, can see the nameless. You it is who
can behold Shiva, and through you
alone may Shiva be beheld…You, Sati, are
maya.”Did you know, the word maya actually means, 'to measure ?' replied Shiva
“Really? I thought maya meant illusion”
“Haha! Yes, I know. It's been defined as many things; illusion is one of them. Money of course, is another. but the ancient rishis meditated on this and understood that maya actually meant to measure up the immeasurable...maya is an attempt to sum the extent of God’s infinity . Something , that by definition, is virtually impossible, except to Godhood itself. It is God’s maya alone that can give some measure of Him - That, is the leela of the Infinite.”
“That’s fascinating,” said Sati. “Tell me more, Swami.”
Shiva had noted that She would address Him as Swami when they have a spiritual discussion.“Shaivites do not think of the manifest world as an illusion. They claim that God's creation is as real as God Himself and they honour all things, all creatures, as Shiva and Shakti’s creation. This is exactly what sets them apart from other seers.” He continued.
“But do they not say that the world is full of your maya, and it is all an illusion? I have often heard Yeh sansar Shivmayi hai.”
“Ah, I know well the adage of some wise seers who were mayavadis or nihilists in outlook, and in the habit of dismissing the world as a cosmic illusion. But Shivmayi does not mean it is an illusion. It means it is immeasurable by ordinary perception. We need a third eye to see dimension four, and meditation, opens the door...”Shiva replied.
Sati’s eyes widened with happiness.
And then Shiva capped the conversation as usual with a tremendous mysticism. “It is said of me that I do not incarnate. And yet I can vouchsafe of your love that you are one who can make even Shiva manifest. That makes you an enchanting sorceress! The original Shaman woman, indeed!”
“Me, a sorceress! And what are you?” She asked “You, who have hypnotized the whole universe, especially me.”
“I am Shiva, the yogi, ever immersed in Shiva, the tattva. And yet… and yet, so so so in love with tattva as Sati!” He sighed.
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