Book Review of Maya: I Bow to Thee, You Cannot be Overcome By Prashant Acharya
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On October 08, 2022
Maya: The world of Illusion and not mere concept
“ILLUSION” can be best described as “an instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience.” In Hindi and many other Indian languages, the word illusion is always termed MAYA.
Author Prashant Acharya through his book, Maya: I Bow to Thee, You Cannot be Overcome, made an effort to bring us closer to the meaning of Maya and its effects and attributes in human life. For me, it was the very first work of the author that I read and got a closer view of the world of MAYA.
What the book narrates?
This book takes a reader on a journey to find the real meaning of Maya. The surprising fact is that many of us talked about it sometime and somewhere in our lives. In most cases, we discussed it unconsciously without understanding the essence of Maya.
Maya is not a mere concept but something which is an integral part of our daily life. In a few situations, we display our biased tendencies when giving reactions towards social scenarios. It makes us partial and ignorant.
One of my favorite quotes from the book:
Our world is full of Knowledge that harms us. And when I say ‘Our World’ I do not mean the Earth; I mean our personal world, our mind. The aim of spirituality is to rid the mind of false knowledge.
To divert your mind from Maya, you need bodily detachment. You must look for wisdom and take a dip, in the ocean of spirituality.
What I liked about the book?
- Talked about a topic that many of us know but rarely talk about in practical life
- Discussed some of the materialistic scenarios of life in a reader-friendly manner
- Explained Maya and its materialistic approach toward human lives
- Explained how to maintain a bigger yet balanced thought process toward Maya
- The writing style of the author is simple and lucid
- The cover design is excellent
- Offers informative content about Maya
What I disliked about the book?
- Yes, I indeed liked the book, but there are a few things that are known and unnecessarily over-explained, like fillers.
- Despite the brilliant writing style, the book is very slow-paced. Readers may lose interest to read, after a few chapters.
- Some chapters are quite boring and talk about things that can get ignored.
- Lacks crispness in the presentation, which turned the book bit lengthy.
Final Verdict
Maya – A topic well explained in this book. People with a strong inclination toward spirituality will find the book, worth a read. Considering the likes and dislikes mentioned, I give this book, a rating of 3.5/5.
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We come face-to-face with Maya every day in our lives, knowingly or unknowingly. From a desire to greed, Maya is everything. It is not just an illusion or a spell which can be broken by some superpower. No, it is much more than that! It is the very fabric our life is made of. It weaves its magic around us so subtly and strongly that we do not even realize when we get trapped in its web.
I am about to finish this book. and yes you said it right, every chapter holds the individuality and yeah i also find it bot slow pace
This book looks tantalising. People always say “ sab mob maya hai”
Your review is apt and to the point and makes me wanna pick this up
Thank you for sharing this
Such a great topic that rarely is discussed. It’s great when someone is brave enough to talk about this and spread the need of why it needs to be discussed. Your review on this book is great! Appreciate you making this!
That’s great. This book is focusing on something unique and the topic that not everyone talks about. Well explained practical scenarios and how to deal in life. Can you please also suggest some books that are focused on practical life lessons?
Maya can make things very different from what they actually are.I like how you gave a very balanced review about a different topic which few talk about
Maya can make things very different from what they actually are.I like how you gave a very balanced review about a different topic which few talk about with any understanding.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this important topic that isn’t talked about enough. It’s incredible that you’re brave enough to bring attention to this issue and spread awareness about why it needs to be discussed more. Your review of this book is fantastic and we’re so grateful that you took the time to write it!
The topic is very interesting as you said we all want to know more about it but we never say anything practically in our life, but as you said it’s not engaging enough, So hope it could be more interesting and engaging.
I do follow his page and youtube channel and I also love how he shares point that are valid one. And now when I saw your reel and this blog I feel like I need to check this book once. BTW thank you for sharing this with us