What is Maya or illusion?
Maya is the trickster, who tricks us into believing that the external world that we see is real. She is the enchantress who keeps us away from realizing who we ...
What is Jivatma or the Ego Self?
The biggest problem of man is that he has forgotten who he is. He has no clue ‘who’ he is. His ego or the embodied Self, which in spiritual terms is called the ...
Who is Paramatma (the Supreme Self)?
Paramatma (the Supreme Self) is not the ego (Ahamkara), which is attributed to the word ‘I’. Hence, the author says that Paramatma is not the ‘I’ in ‘I’. ...
Can our ego Self talk to our Supreme Self?
Man is full of conflicts and questions. At first he tries to clarify all his doubts with the external world and with people around him. But then he realizes th ...
Nothing lasts forever
(A poem by Yogamaya 9)Gold melts away Night becomes day Birds become prey Nothing lasts forever! Blue rivers become dry Truthful men begin to lie Frien ...
What is Kaliyuga?
All creation goes through four Yugas (each Yuga is a period lasting for several thousand years). Satya Yuga (the age of truth was when dharma or righteousness ...
What is destiny?
In Sanskrit, the word Karma means both action and reaction. In the Western world, I’ve come across many people who believe that Karma only means consequence(s) ...
What is death and what does it feel like?
The final moment(A poem by Yogamaya 9)When death knocks at your door and says “Hello! I am here!” Your mind loses its sanity and your body trembles wi ...
What is Samadhi?
(A poem by Yogamaya 9)Unexpectedly it comes Unexpectedly it goes Yet no one really knows What it is... It comes not to all Not to the ones who from the ...