MAYA ... An Illustration
He was a farmer. He died one day of his long illness. His three sons, after performing the last rites for their father, sat down to read the will left for them. The will read as follows:
"My first son should get half the share of what I left over. My second son will get one third. My last son will get one ninth."
The three sons were utterly confused and complaining of their helplessness because their father had left them 17 cows to share. If they followed the will, they would have to divide some cows in half and others in thirds. Seeing their plight, a saint volunteered to help them out. After hearing their story and reading the will, with a big smile on his face, he asked the sons to bring the 17 cows and arranged them in a line.
Then he asked one of his disciples to bring a cow from his ashram and add it to the 17, making a total of 18 cows. He then called the sons and started to distribute the cows per their father's will.
The first son received 9 cows, the second son received 6 cows, and the third son received 2 cows. This accounted for the 17 cows that their father had actually left for them. The 18th cow was returned to the ashram.
The 18th cow, which was not initially there, then came into existence and then went back... represents MAYA. It returned to the place from where it came, from nothing to existence and back to nothing.
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2He was a farmer. He died one day of his long illness. His three sons, after performing the last rites for their father, sat down to read the will left for them. The will read as follows:
"My first son should get half the share of what I left over. My second son will get one third. My last son will get one ninth."
The three sons were utterly confused and complaining of their helplessness because their father had left them 17 cows to share. If they followed the will, they would have to divide some cows in half and others in thirds. Seeing their plight, a saint volunteered to help them out. After hearing their story and reading the will, with a big smile on his face, he asked the sons to bring the 17 cows and arranged them in a line.
Then he asked one of his disciples to bring a cow from his ashram and add it to the 17, making a total of 18 cows. He then called the sons and started to distribute the cows per their father's will.
The first son received 9 cows, the second son received 6 cows, and the third son received 2 cows. This accounted for the 17 cows that their father had actually left for them. The 18th cow was returned to the ashram.
The 18th cow, which was not initially there, then came into existence and then went back... represents MAYA. It returned to the place from where it came, from nothing to existence and back to nothing.
From India, Mumbai
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