I plan to conduct monthly webinars on spirituality. May be weekly webinars soon.
I will give my perspective on spirituality and related issues.
Sravna..
Ok good..but please read and study some works of Advaita philosophy too before you start on spiritual topics.
Btw, a question came to my mind.
What if the effect of Maya is actually the least in the physical world and stronger in the astral world and strongest in the causal world?
In the physical world there is polar opposites and pleasure and pain, to a great extent we all undergo some form of torment via birth..life..disease ..aging and death.
The effect of Maya doesnt have to be so high as we are already in a state of constant struggle.
Now just say a very spiritual person dies and has no more physical rebirth and resides in an astral plane..he would be actually closer to liberation if he is able to escape the " astral life and death and rebirths" and get to the causal plane.
So wouldnt the effect of Maya be stronger in the astral plane as to " prevent" him from evolving very fast?
Its like how in a video game, the higher level we reach the higher the difficulty and obstacles to overcome.
Hence the astral planes are very beautiful with no suffering etc...which are actually major distraction created by Maya.
Now..if one is able to transcend the astral plane and go to the causal plane..wont Maya be the strongest there?
Maya is designed to prevent liberation..so if someone can transcend the causal plane he attains Moksha..so wouldnt Maya be working its best to prevent that?
I have a feeling thats why a human birth is considered precious because the effect of Maya is the least but we do not realize it...
Thats why our actions on earth has a profound effect for spiritual growth but may be in astral planes its less..hence heaven is called Indraloka..Indra being lord of the senses delights us with distractions of beauty and enjoyment by the web maya spins there.
May be thats why the Puranas say there are Apsaras.
Apsaras are not women but only a projection of our own astral desires and distractions of Maya.
Enjoyment is a product of Prakirti( feminine) hence Puranas call them Apsaras.
What say you?