Browse topicsKnow then that Nature is māyā, and the wielder of māyā is the great Lord. This whole world is pervaded by beings that are parts of him.
मायां तु प्रकृतिं विद्यान्मायिनं च महेश्वरम् । तस्यवयवभूतैस्तु व्याप्तं सर्वमिदं जगत् ॥ १०॥
Source
- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Shvetashvatara Upanishad
- Chapter
- Shvetashvatara Upanishad
- Verse / page
- SU.4.10
- Topics
- CreationGodMaya (Illusion)
Same theme, different voices
This world is an illusion of colors and sounds, a false display created by the tricks of Maya, the mind, and the senses.
The Sandalwood tree gives fragrance even to the one who cuts it with an axe, because it is its nature to give fragrance.
God created man in His own likeness.
The man who abides in God’s love must be dead to himself and all created things, and regard himself as a mere unit among a thousand million.