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002 What is deliverance and liberation in the THREE MAIN RELIGIOUS BRANCHES?

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Note: I am not a Christian Missionary or proselytizer of any Religion. I am an atheist and Marxist. I view all Religions as Millstones around Necks of Humans. My goal is to wean people away from Religions, because Religions are doing incalculable harm to humanity (according to my personal view). However, I do not intend to impose my personal views on others. My job is to provide information, with relevant quotes. Hinduism and its offshoots, such as Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism The Hinduism and its offshoots have one thing in common. Belief in rebirth. 'Moksha' , 'Nirvana' means for them the deliverance and liberation from the cycle of birth-death-rebirth. Actions come with results, just as causes come with consequences and effects. We can see from common sense, if at all we have to enjoy/suffer the benefits/consequences of our actions, we must undergo them during this birth itself. No carry-forward business. 'Religions believing in re-birth' believ...
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Why maaya is delusive and illusive?

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The word 'mAyA' refers to 'illusion'. Also spelt as 'maayA'. 'A' is long. Illusions lead to delusions. Illusions and Delusions exist in nature, and they hamper us in our human lives. Some illusions and delusions are self-created and self-inflicted. Some illusions and delusions are imposed on us by the environment. Maya is pronounced "Maaya" ('a' is long). Maaya has several meanings in several contexts. 1. VISHNU MAYA (pronounced Vishn`u maaya): The illusions created by the God Vishnu. Examples: a) Disguising as a beautiful damsel "Mohini", Vishnu deluded S`iva. This delusion has led to the story of a son being born to their Union: Swami Ayyappa. b) Vishnu converted Sage Narada into a woman, got her married and made her to live a worldly life. When Narada's sufferings reached to an unbearable stage, Vishnu appears himself before Narada and told him that everything was Vishnu Maaya. 2. Shakti Maaya...
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