Jeeva slowly opened his eyes. It was all dark. He doesn't remember how he ended up here and what was this place. In a few minutes his eyes got adjusted to the darkness and he could see things around him.
When he saw the delicious sweets he started feeling hungry. He tried to reach for them, but couldn't move that far. Unable to stand up, he tried to crawl to the sweets tray. He could only go near it but couldn't touch it. He looked around and found a TV. He thought at least he could have some entertainment and forget about the hunger. But, the remote was nowhere to be seen.
He started looking around to see if someone could help him. There was no trace of any human presence. He tried hard but couldn't control his emotions or cravings. He kept looking around for someone or something to help and didn't understand why he was not able to move much.
While looking around he suddenly glanced towards himself and realized the reason for his inability to move. His feet were tied to the wall with an iron chain. He tried to untangle himself from the chain, but unfortunately it was secured with a lock.
He started searching for the key. He looked all over the room, but couldn't find it. He was struggling a lot to get out of the bondage, but that was not possible without the key. As he finished searching the whole room, he felt something in his pocket. To his surprise, it was the key he was looking for and he was free at last.
We too are bound in this dark world and without realizing it we keep yearning for all things around us. And eternally feel sorry for our inability to get what we want. Once we stop looking around and start to look towards ourselves, we realize that we were bound by the illusion called Maya. And the key to open the bondage is also within us. It's the knowledge of the self - Aatma Jnana. It cannot be acquired from outside. It can only be achieved from within. And once we find the key, there is nothing in the world that can bind us.
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