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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 09:15 PM
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"Beware of Maya" Whats does George Harrison mean by that?
Am I dense or is this lyric a bit vague? Anyone know what he means?

"Watch out now, take care
Beware of soft shoe shufflers
Dancing down the sidewalks
As each unconscious sufferer
Wanders aimlessly
Beware of maya"

??
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liontamer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 09:16 PM
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1. maya means illusion in sanskrit
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 09:34 PM
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4. Thank you. I've wondered about that for the past 36 years.
Makes sense now.
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liontamer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 09:38 PM
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7. glad to be of service
:hi:
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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 09:17 PM
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2. Does it have to do with Hinduism?
Edited on Mon Apr-03-06 09:17 PM by deadparrot
In Hinduism, "maya" is the material (illusory) world, IIRC.
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6000eliot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 09:27 PM
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3. Hindu power of delusion
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 09:35 PM
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5. Discriminating about his 3d modeling software, I guess
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 09:37 PM
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6. Maya is the sanskrit word for Illusion.
he's reminding us that there is more to life than what we see...
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 09:41 PM
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8. It's a warning to people who are allergic to bees...
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 09:41 PM
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9. And I thought my reference was a reach
:patriot:
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 09:43 PM
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10. I'm good like that.
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