The teachings of Vedanta aim to reveal the infinite reality obscured by the limited world perceived through the mind and senses. This limited perception leads to attachment, identified by Buddha as the source of suffering. The constant pursuit and grasping of worldly desires create a cycle of temporary satisfaction followed by disappointment. However, beneath this cycle lies the understanding that causality, like the law of karma, is part of the illusion of Maya and not the ultimate reality of Brahman.
"From whom this universe comes, in whom it rests, and to whom it goes; and the answer has been given that from freedom it comes, in bondage it rests, and goes back into that freedom again." Inspired by Swami Vivekananda's Karma Yoga, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the chapter on 'Freedom'.
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