We should learn from actors, feels Jaya Kishori in conversation with Air-Atman in Ravi

It created quite a buzz a few weeks ago when glam icon and Bollywood diva Malaika Arora realized her ‘biggest sin’ during a podcast with revered spiritual mentor AiR-Atman in Ravi. When she was told that her biggest sin was considering herself a princess and that she should call herself a goddess, she got a sense of what was amiss in her life. It was discussed in detail by the two as to how one would hold on to true happiness amidst the glitz and glamour of the tinsel town. The topic of Maya, actors and movies came up once again in the most recent podcast of AiR, featuring popular spiritual guide Jaya Kishori.

Now one might think as to why two spiritual icons would discuss movies? It was during the course of the conversation between the two spiritual icons when Jaya Kishori likened our lives to a movie where we are all playing characters and we need to do that well. AiR couldn’t agree more as the spiritual icons termed this world as a stage where we are all but actors.

Jaya Kishori delved deeper into life and spoke about the similarities between our life and movies, “When you see a sad scene in a movie, you feel sad, you feel pleased when you see a happy scene, and you laugh when you see a funny scene. But since we all know it's just a movie and everything is fleeting, that emotional state can't last forever. It's crucial to know that life is a movie. We experience various emotions just like an actor who performs a part, laughs, cries, and lives that moment.” 
Furthermore, she then said, “The stage is set for various performers to play various roles in our life.On this stage, you are to play your Leela. However, keep in mind that what is happening is fiction and not reality. After the Movie is completed, we will need to go back to our home, which is up there in heaven. Although this existence is an illusion known as Maya, we must play our part in it admirably for it to be deemed a smashing success.”
AiR-Atman in Ravi, affirmed the insights of Jaya Kishori by terming this life Maya and “we are stuck in it.” Jaya reverted that “What we are doing right now is also Maya; ultimately, we will also perish. However, that doesn't imply that we don't execute our jobs properly. We all need to concentrate on our work, regardless of whether we are speakers, writers, or professionals.Because we do not recognise life as Maya, we are stuck. You can play all of your roles well without having to be a robot. Being detached doesn't mean you go in such 'vairagya' that you do not feel others' pain. I can choose a family life, I will live, I will do my work, I will have my relationship, I will have my family. But at the back of the mind, you need to know that this is not the real truth. This will enable you to not get shattered when you face a difficult situation.”

To find the perfect solution to the difficulties that life throws at us, Jaya had the perfect solution, “With affirmations like ‘This is a play, I am being tested. My role is being tested. My acting capabilities are being tested’ we can all sail through the most difficult phases in life.” Watch this, and the entire conversation on AiR-Atman in Ravi’s official YouTube channel.