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<blockquote data-quote="namjiwankaur" data-source="post: 171241" data-attributes="member: 13793"><p>SatNam _/|\_</p><p></p><p>I gotta say that it bugs me that Maya is a "she". It reminds me of Eve being blamed for the expulsion when she and Adam got thrown out of paradise (the Biblical version) Christian women are supposed to blame Eve for "their condition". Oh, puhleeez! lol</p><p></p><p>Why is Maya considered feminine? It seems she should be an it. Just sayin' lol</p><p></p><p>But seriously, I read that originally humanity believed in a Mother Goddess. Patriarchy changed the stories of the Matriarchs of pantheons & they became subservient to the Supreme Male Deity. I am really sensitive to that. It seems this also happened in Hinduism & Judaism/Christianity.</p><p></p><p>Women got a rotten deal the last few thousand years; lets elevate Her status back to Divine Mother. Lets prostrate at Her Beautiful Lotus Feet.</p><p></p><p>OK, now that I got that out of my system lol , I'll move on to answer the questions asked.</p><p></p><p>Hmmmm...now I'm going fickle again. My first reaction to the question "<span style="color: red">How does Maya lure us into her trap?</span>" is to say that Maya is seductive. She likes to sit back in the subconscious whispering about sugar and gold. She minimizes the bad choices she tempts us to make by convincing us that the bad is not bad and the good doesn't matter. She takes us into the store and tells us we need a bigger tv, a faster car, a newer wardrobe. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red">Does being unattached to Maya mean that we keep our affections to ourselves?</span> I don't think so, but I wonder how we can be detached and express love at the same time. I know this is the koan I'm meant to work with right now, but I am having a tough time with this one. How can we love yet remain unattached? Maybe its to take the maya part out to purify the love part. Maybe its to love, but not to love something or someone as what it presents itself as. A young groom might love his wife's beauty, but will he love her as much fifty years later?</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">I believe we have free will. Why does Kabir say that it is God that does everything?</span> I believe we do also, but many times we have more choices than we believe we have. We think its yes, no and maybe. </p><p></p><p>I basically think we are on some journey here and we will re-remember it after we die. We may think we are doing things just as we want to, but maybe that is part of the illusion. Maybe its all been planned out either by God alone or with God and/or other beings and that's why so many have experiences they refer to as "their destiny". I'm thinking of a book by Neil Donald Walsh called the Little Soul and the Sun.</p><p></p><p>You can read it via a 2 part video at Youtube though it loses some of its message without the beautiful illustrations of the book. Anyway, here's the two parts of the video.</p><p></p><p>The Little Soul and the Sun:</p><p>Part One: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PM64b8udb0" target="_blank">The Little Soul and the Sun part 1 - YouTube</a></p><p>Part Two: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J46S9ztOz6I&feature=relmfu" target="_blank">The Little Soul and the Sun Part 2 - YouTube</a></p><p></p><p>From the perspective of the little soul, the little soul chose to enter the form of a human being to learn certain lessons. He agreed to suffer if it helped him learn those lessons.</p><p></p><p>Is Ram a Sikh Name of God or is it the Name Rama that is used for the Divine in Hinduism?</p><p></p><p>I have a big book of Kabir's poetry, maybe we can start a thread on his poetry also.</p><p></p><p>Where is Ambarsaria's thread on Sukhmani? I've been reading it slowly. It is has amazing power.</p><p></p><p>mundahug</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"><u>Questions</u></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">How does Maya lure us into her trap?</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">Does being unattached to Maya mean that we keep our affections to ourselves?</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">I believe we have free will. Why does Kabir say that it is God that does everything?</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>(Inspired by Ambarsaria ji's work on Sukhmani, Bani of Sheikh Faird and Siddh Gost. Thanks! )</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="namjiwankaur, post: 171241, member: 13793"] SatNam _/|\_ I gotta say that it bugs me that Maya is a "she". It reminds me of Eve being blamed for the expulsion when she and Adam got thrown out of paradise (the Biblical version) Christian women are supposed to blame Eve for "their condition". Oh, puhleeez! lol Why is Maya considered feminine? It seems she should be an it. Just sayin' lol But seriously, I read that originally humanity believed in a Mother Goddess. Patriarchy changed the stories of the Matriarchs of pantheons & they became subservient to the Supreme Male Deity. I am really sensitive to that. It seems this also happened in Hinduism & Judaism/Christianity. Women got a rotten deal the last few thousand years; lets elevate Her status back to Divine Mother. Lets prostrate at Her Beautiful Lotus Feet. OK, now that I got that out of my system lol , I'll move on to answer the questions asked. Hmmmm...now I'm going fickle again. My first reaction to the question "[COLOR="red"]How does Maya lure us into her trap?[/COLOR]" is to say that Maya is seductive. She likes to sit back in the subconscious whispering about sugar and gold. She minimizes the bad choices she tempts us to make by convincing us that the bad is not bad and the good doesn't matter. She takes us into the store and tells us we need a bigger tv, a faster car, a newer wardrobe. [COLOR="Red"]Does being unattached to Maya mean that we keep our affections to ourselves?[/COLOR] I don't think so, but I wonder how we can be detached and express love at the same time. I know this is the koan I'm meant to work with right now, but I am having a tough time with this one. How can we love yet remain unattached? Maybe its to take the maya part out to purify the love part. Maybe its to love, but not to love something or someone as what it presents itself as. A young groom might love his wife's beauty, but will he love her as much fifty years later? [COLOR="red"]I believe we have free will. Why does Kabir say that it is God that does everything?[/COLOR] I believe we do also, but many times we have more choices than we believe we have. We think its yes, no and maybe. I basically think we are on some journey here and we will re-remember it after we die. We may think we are doing things just as we want to, but maybe that is part of the illusion. Maybe its all been planned out either by God alone or with God and/or other beings and that's why so many have experiences they refer to as "their destiny". I'm thinking of a book by Neil Donald Walsh called the Little Soul and the Sun. You can read it via a 2 part video at Youtube though it loses some of its message without the beautiful illustrations of the book. Anyway, here's the two parts of the video. The Little Soul and the Sun: Part One: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PM64b8udb0"]The Little Soul and the Sun part 1 - YouTube[/url] Part Two: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J46S9ztOz6I&feature=relmfu"]The Little Soul and the Sun Part 2 - YouTube[/url] From the perspective of the little soul, the little soul chose to enter the form of a human being to learn certain lessons. He agreed to suffer if it helped him learn those lessons. Is Ram a Sikh Name of God or is it the Name Rama that is used for the Divine in Hinduism? I have a big book of Kabir's poetry, maybe we can start a thread on his poetry also. Where is Ambarsaria's thread on Sukhmani? I've been reading it slowly. It is has amazing power. mundahug [COLOR=DarkRed][U]Questions[/U] How does Maya lure us into her trap? Does being unattached to Maya mean that we keep our affections to ourselves? I believe we have free will. Why does Kabir say that it is God that does everything?[/COLOR] (Inspired by Ambarsaria ji's work on Sukhmani, Bani of Sheikh Faird and Siddh Gost. Thanks! )[/QUOTE] [/QUOTE]
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