Maya and the Illusion of Self – 5 Elements, 3 Gunas & Truth of the Soul
Maya’s power veils the Spirit-soul and projects the illusion that we are beings (jivatma) separate from the One Soul (Paramatam). Maya created the five great elements (Pancha Mahabhuta) and the three qualities or gunas as they are called. The mixing of the elements in the three natures form the material world. Because we accept the body as real and do not know the truth, thus we are tied up in…











