sravna
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Since both brahman and maya are energies lets see how they can be seen from that perspective. Brahman can be seen as constant energy and therefore indestructible and non influenceable. Maya on the other hand is instantaneous energy. This actually in essence is the same as constant energy with respect to time. So maya and brahman sync in essence and because of their essential constant nature they are both spiritual. However the mechanics of the energy differs. The mechanics of maya is through force where as it is through harmony in brahman. So maya is disintegrating by mechanics and brahman is integrating by mechanics. As nirguna brahman energy their spiritual essence or constantness is reinforced and they exist as one.
The disintegrating power of maya is such that it can break anything. The integrating power of brahman is such that it is unbreakable. The contradiction in mechanics when brahman wields maya is resolved by the projection of lower reality due to the disintegrating power of maya but the integrating essence of brahman is retained but hidden. Brahman itself does not change though. So everything in essence is brahman inside though maya is projected on the outside. The play of maya and brahman continues for the time period of one mahakalpa or for the lifetime of brahma and everything is naturally taken back into nirguna brahman at the end of brahmas lifetime and this repeats.
Why this play has to happen? I think because Brahman itself wants to understand Maya. Though He does it instantly and spontaneously, we only see the nechanics being played out in our world.
The disintegrating power of maya is such that it can break anything. The integrating power of brahman is such that it is unbreakable. The contradiction in mechanics when brahman wields maya is resolved by the projection of lower reality due to the disintegrating power of maya but the integrating essence of brahman is retained but hidden. Brahman itself does not change though. So everything in essence is brahman inside though maya is projected on the outside. The play of maya and brahman continues for the time period of one mahakalpa or for the lifetime of brahma and everything is naturally taken back into nirguna brahman at the end of brahmas lifetime and this repeats.
Why this play has to happen? I think because Brahman itself wants to understand Maya. Though He does it instantly and spontaneously, we only see the nechanics being played out in our world.