maya

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When we saw these adorable Russian dolls at maya*made, it got us thinking that we could do something similar with all the smooth river rocks we've collected over the summer.

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  1. noun Hinduism The power of a god or demon to transform a concept into an element of the sensible world.
  2. noun Hinduism The transitory, manifold appearance of the sensible world, which obscures the undifferentiated spiritual reality from which it originates; the illusory appearance of the sensible world.

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  • Her smile was the miracle of Asia—the expression of the spirit of the East that so few casual observers catch—a willingness to laugh—a knowledge that the whole pageant of life is only maya * after all and not to be taken too seriously—satisfaction that the sins of this life may be wiped out in the next, and the next, and that all inequalities adjust themselves ultimately. —  OM: The Secret of Ahbor Valley
  • Jaimal's impulses to shed his conflicts by dropping out to go surfing, as if maya could be run away from, reminded me of Karen Armstrong's descriptions of the ascetic option in the early Hindu religion. —  ImpeachBush
  • Sebenernya sudah cukup banyak plurk-themes yg beredar di dunia maya, tp blum ada space yg disediakan oleh www. plurk.com untuk menjadi tempat kumpulnya free themes buat plurk. —  diary of golda
  • The orient's maya is what's REALLY pulling the national / internationl political strings.
  • Terimakasih telah memberikan semangat baru bagi saya untuk kembali menulis di alam maya, setelah 2 tahun absen … .. —  harry.sufehmi.com
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