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has two components namely anger and pride). Drop an atom
bomb on them! Maaya is responsible for the discord and quarrels
in this world. It is also responsible for propagating and
perpetuating the worldly life. Of her six sons, Anger is guileless.
He frankly and unwittingly blurts out what is on his mind. People
can easily identify him and will ask, ‘Why are you getting angry?’
Pride (maan) is good too, although it is slightly inferior to Anger.
People will recognize it and will ask you why you walk around
arrogantly. Whereas Deceit and Attachment are very difficult to
detect, even the person in whom these quality reside, is oblivious
to them. Finally comes Greed and it is last on the list. Even God
gets tired of deceit, attachment and greed; these qualities will
not allow anyone to attain liberation. This family of Maaya is
very powerful indeed. In the traditional kramic path, Maaya
remains unconquerable even till the end. When godhood comes
finally to grace the aspirant, Maaya intervenes. One can only be
freed from this worldly life by meeting a Gnani Purush, only then
will Maaya and its progeny be destroyed. The Gnani does not
do anything, except eradicate Maaya and her eldest son Ego
(Anger and Pride), after which all five of Maaya’s remaining
sons along with ‘old lady’ Maaya will perish. This is how one
becomes free from bondage and achieves liberation. When I
give you the Gnan, I emancipate you from all bondage of illusion.
Happiness : Bliss
There are three kinds of happiness in this world :
1. Happiness r elated to the senses (indriya sookh)
2. Happiness not related to the senses. (nirindriya sookh)
3. Happiness beyond the senses (atiindriya sookh-of the Real
Self)
The happiness that one experiences through the medium
of the five senses is the happiness of the first kind. The person