(Continued...)
The mAyic effect cannot be easily discarded. A
tremendous amount of discretion (viveka) and dispassion (vairAgya) might be
needed. In the absence of these the distractions of the sensory world will be
constantly pulling us away. And when such pulls are very strong, one should not
despair of the hopelessness in making progress in spirituality.
It is for this reason that the
Acharya, without asking us to discard the mayic effects totally, as he would do
to a more spiritually mature seeker, asks us to get involved in bhakti, puja, worship, devotional recitation and music. If
everything of the world is made to relate to the divine in this way, the
MAyA-created world can be gradually won over. It is like using a certain type
of gloves when working with high voltage electricity. The shock of the system
will not be there and at the same time one has a control over it.
(Continued...)
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