Maya and Maha-maya

Maya Is a set of consecutive events that leads you to an action you wouldn't have taken otherwise. Maya creates circumstances which lead you from one event to another. Like if you want a water to reach a specific place, you build a pipe line from the source to that place. This pipe like contains all joints and turns which takes water to that the destination. Maya is similar to this pipe line, but its upto you to decide whether you want to go where situations take you or create your own situations. For the later you need to rise above maya which is possible only with the help of mahamaya i.e. The divine. Maya is illusion, mahamaya helps you see through it. Proper sadhna and satsang relaxes your mind, you become calm and composite and at the same time strong and vibrant. This keeps you unaffected in difficult situation. You stop behaving like the water in the pipe line.