Guided Imagery and Music Removing the Veil of Maya
By Juan Hernandez

In the ancient Indian texts of the Vedas, Maya represents the veil of illusion, the blindfold that this reality imposes on us, limiting our potential to see things as they truly are. The veil is the deception that Atman (self) is separated from Brahman (ultimate reality), when in truth they are one. This veil of illusion acts like a prism where one composite perception is fragmented into many components, separate manifestations, the multiple manifestations of the god Indra as described in the Rig Veda. It is only when the veil/prism is lifted that everything comes into focus and allows all appearances to integrate into one. The prism can represent the constant projection of the sufferings of the past and the anxieties of the future, and it denies the opening window to the present, the focus on the Now. The Now prevents the cycle of mind time-traveling to the past and the future by allowing a participation and immersion in the present time, a moment that offers the possibility of experiencing the world as a whole. It is this window that Atman needs in order to peek in and potentially join and become Brahman. With the attainment of the Now and thus the drop of the veil of Maya (Helen L. Bonny), the integration of Atman and Brahman can be interpreted as the unification between the conscious and the unconscious selves.

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