4 M's for Success

Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 2 minute read | Updated at Sunday, Jul 6, 2025

4 M's for Success

Fundamental Elements of Enlightenment: Maya, Mann, Mukti, and Mrityu.

4 M’s for Spiritual Success

माया, मन, मुक्ति और मृत्यु की तरफ़ देखना।
The 4 illusions and insights that decide whether you stay stuck — or wake up.

माया (Māyā) – The Beautiful Lie That Blinds You

Kabir said:

“माया महा ठगिनी हम जानी तिरगुन | फांस लिए कर डोले, बोले मधुरी बानी॥”

Translation: Maya is the master thief — sweet, soft-spoken, and deeply deceptive.

But her real weapons? Not gold or fame — it’s Mann and Mera. She whispers: “This is you. This is yours. This is important.”
And just like that, we chase shadows, cling to names, and forget who we really are. Maya isn’t cruel. She’s seductive. And that’s why she wins.

True clarity begins the moment you see through her smile.

मन (Mann) – Master the Mind, or Be Mastered by It

In the Gita, the mind is called the driver of the senses.
If untrained, it pulls you toward distraction, noise, desire, and doubt.
If disciplined, it becomes the bridge to liberation.

Your mind is not the enemy — but it is the battlefield.
You don’t have to suppress it. You just have to watch it without becoming it.

Kabir said:

तन को जोगी सब करें, मन को बिरला कोई। सब सिद्धि सहजे पाइए, जे मन जोगी होइ।।

मुक्ति (Mukti) – Freedom from ‘Mann’ and ‘Mera’

We think freedom is external — no job, no boss, no bills. But real freedom is internal: the end of identification. The mind says, “I want.” The ego says, “This is mine.” Together, they create suffering.

But you are not the mind. You are not the owner.
You are the observer, the unchanging awareness behind it all.

Kabir Said:

कबीरा मन निर्मल भया, जैसे गंगा नीर। पीछे लागा हरि फिरै, कहत कबीर कबीर॥

मृत्यु (Mrityu) – Death: The End That Sets You Free

Fear. Ambition. Comparison. Ego.
Most of it comes from one root: the fear of death.

We want more time, more praise, more legacy — because we fear disappearing. But here’s the paradox: Only the ego dies. Your true self — the conscious being — is never born and never ends. When death is accepted, distraction dies too You stop chasing what doesn’t matter. You focus on what truly does.

Kabrir said:

मरण भला तब जानिए, छूट जाए हंकारा। जग की मरनी क्यों मरे, दिन में सौं सौं बारा।।

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