THE MAYA WITH MANY FACETS


The three main facets of the Maya signify truthfulness, virtuosity and anger. Maya manifests itself first in the form of the Earth, Water, Light, Wind and the Sky which according to the Hindu philosophy are called the five basic elements of life. All of these form the universe which is an illusion as it has originated from the Maya. Shree Samarth has described various manifestations of the Maya in the Dasbodha. In exactly the opposite manner of its formation the universe is destroyed which is called the ultimate catastrophe. If man uses his wisdom to know the basic principles behind this then he can know what the Maya is. After that he acquires the blessings of the God, goes beyond the Maya and reaches the Parbrahma. This is known as the catastrophe of wisdom.