In today’s podcast our friend Jonathan Mahoney asks Abbot George “What is Maya?” Abbot George’s answer covers various aspects of Maya: Maya as the hypnotic power of creation. It is mistaking the Unreal for the Real. It is caused by our instinctive reactions to sense perceptions. He explains the common simile of mistaking a rope for a snake. He stresses that the Shakti of creation is real, it is our perception or understanding that is unreal. Maya, illusion, is in our minds. Abbot George shares a number of stories to illumine these ideas. This podcast is 11:15 minutes long. If you do not see the podcast player above (it won’t show in emails), you can listen here: What Is Maya?   Further Reading and Listening about What is Maya?: Living the Yoga Life: Many Answers About Maya How You Can Break Through the Net of Maya Podcast: The Means of Getting Beyond Maya: Leading the Yoga Life The post Podcast: What Is Maya? appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.