Mayatattva : The Reality of Maya

When beholding the world around you have you ever asked yourself what are all these that I am seeing? From where did these come from and where will they go? How and with what material is this universe of celestial bodies and sentient beings created? Since ancient times philosophers and scientists have been trying to solve this puzzle of creation. While to most this world is real to the Sunyavadi Buddhists and the Advaitin philosophers this world is unreal. The world-appearance is only the illusion of Maya. But what is Maya? How is it bewildering me? Is it something apart from me or is it something within or inherent in me? Furthermore how is it not only concealing but also distorting the reality of the world as well as my reality? Mayatattva – The Reality of Maya is an attempt to understand the enigma known as Maya through the writings of Paramhangsa Soham Swami.