Have you ever wondered what philosophers and psychologists mean when they say, “The war inside is bigger that the war outside,” or why scientists and spiritual leaders alike say “The world we live in is an illusion?”
Prepare yourself for a fascinating journey into the depths of the inner landscape, which is comprised of such features as the collective and personal unconscious, dreams, shadow, rituals, and vasanas. Then take a trip through the outer landscape, which includes the cosmos, the human body, and quantum physics. You will discover how we are torn apart as individuals and as a society due to the interplay between these two landscapes and under the influence of Maya, the Hindu term for illusion.
This book will show you what is driving humans down the path of self-destruction, why we are so oblivious to this coming catastrophe, and what we can do to reverse our downfall. The present state of our collective unconscious is full of negative energy and has become a black hole that attracts every personal unconscious into its abyss of darkness. The evil souls are an easy prey. The good souls are also sucked towards this black hole through moments of weakness or lack of judgment. Our every thought, word, and action are written into the world of our own personal unconscious, which in turn is a part of the collective unconscious. The wishes and actions that remain unfulfilled form tendencies in our psyche. According to Hinduism, vasanas are deep-rooted tendencies within our personal unconscious that stay with the soul from one birth to another. For Carl Jung, the collective unconscious, or the objective psyche, is a kind of reservoir of symbols and images that each human being comes equipped with at birth. We therefore have no choice but to inherit these archetypes as our starting psychic genetic material. According to Shri Krishna in The Bhagavad Gita, there is not a single living organism in the world which is devoid of the three gunas (Rajas – drive, Satva – spirituality, Tamas – darkness or ignorance). These vasanas, gunas, dreams, and our shadow personalities form the perfect recipe for the war inside each of us.
By exploring the Big Bang, followed by the evolution of our galaxy and Earth, our own human body, and the hidden world of Quantum Physics, we can begin to understand the outer landscape, or the cosmos, that make up our place in the universe. The Hindu cosmology and the world of quantum physics (Schrödinger’s equation and the theory of “complementarity”) will teach us how our inner landscape (psyche) and the outer landscape (our universe and the human body) become entangled and play havoc with each other. Finally, find out how the mystical forces of Maya (illusion) and Avidya (ignorance) make this world of impermanence or transient reality appear immutable.
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Your words on Maya always feel less like philosophy and more like a gentle unveiling of something we have always known but somehow forgotten. The image of Krishna holding a mirror while also inviting us to close our eyes is profoundly moving—it captures the paradox of existence so beautifully. The same Divine who reveals truth also allows us to wander through illusions, desires, fears, and attachments until we are ready to see again.
What touched me most is the reminder that awareness is not about rejecting the world, but about seeing the Divine within it and eventually seeing the world within the Divine. That shift from separation to unity is expressed with such simplicity and depth that it lingers long after reading.
And I must say, I feel deeply grateful every single time you dedicate your reflections on your favorite subject, Maya, to me. Seeing my name connected to a subject that has inspired so much of your contemplation is genuinely humbling and touching. It feels like being remembered in a space where philosophy meets devotion, and I cherish that more than words can fully express.
Thank you for sharing these reflections, for making profound ideas accessible, and for continually reminding us that the veil and the unveiling may both belong to the same Divine play. Your words invite not just reading, but contemplation.
Wishing you continued inspiration and many more beautiful explorations of Maya, awareness, and consciousness.