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ever be freed from desire?
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off course I work hard, very hard to be free from desires but..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av2H9IlP4e4&feature=relatedbut..
"Where you think you are going baby" .. lol.. good one...
So what is the meaning of the word "Maya" in your neck of the world Maya?? Hmm
Maya is a feminine name with multiple meanings. In Hindu philosophy, Māyā means "illusion" and in Hindu mythology, it is also an alternate name of the Hindu goddess Durga. According to tradition, Queen Māyā of Sakya was also the name of the mother of Siddartha Gautama, the Buddha. In Hebrew, the name Maya (מַיָּה/מאיה in Hebrew) is a short form of "ma'ayan," meaning "spring" or "brook." In Old Persian the name means "generous."
It is also used as a variant form of the Greek-origin name Maia (Μαια in Ancient Greek), the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes in Greek and Roman mythology. It can also be a name used as a tribute to the Maya peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America or to the Maya, a group of Indigenous Australians.
Sometimes spelled Maja, it can also be used as a short form of Maria or Mary in Germany, Scandinavian countries, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Macedonia. Maya is also used as a short form for the name Amalia or the Basque name Amaia or Amaya (meaning "the end") in Spanish-speaking countries.
Maya can also be a name of Japanese origin, with different meanings. Variants include Mayako and Mayaka. Mount Maya is a Japanese mountain named for the mother of Buddha. The similar sounding Japanese name Mayu means "truth, reason," while some sources say Amaya (pronounced A-MAH-YAH) is a Japanese name meaning "night rain" [1] [2]
Maya or Mya is also a name used by Muslims. In an Arabian and IndoPak context the meaning of the name Mya is ‘princess’ or ‘honourable matriach'. [3]
Maya has been a popular name for girls in recent years. It is currently among the top hundred names used for baby girls in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Norway, and Israel as well as in other countries.[4] Alternate spellings proliferate, with the name sometimes spelled Maia, Miya, Mya, or Myah. The similar name Mia is also sometimes used as a spelling variant of Maya.
Notable persons with this name
Maya Angelou (b. 1928), African-American author and poet
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (b. 1975), better known as M.I.A., Sri Lankan-born British film, music artist
Maya Bond (b. 2000), Japanese American singer
Maya Bouskilla (b. 1977), Israeli singer
Maya Deren (1917-1961), American avant-garde filmmaker
Maya Dolas (1966-1991), Indian gangster
Maya Gabeira (b. 1987), Brazilian surfer
Maya Gold (b. 1981), stage name of a Hungarian pornographic actress
Maya Kulenovic (b. 1975), Canadian artist
Maya Lin (b. 1959), American architect and sculptor, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Maya Mishalska (b. 1974), Mexican actress
Maya Moore (b. 1989), American basketball player
Maya Plisetskaya (b. 1925), Russian ballerina
Maya Ritter (b. 1993), Canadian actress
Maya Rudolph (b. 1972), American actress and Saturday Night Live cast member
Maya Simantov (b. 1982), Israeli singer
Maya Soetoro-Ng (b. 1970), half-sister of U.S. President Barack Obama
that is very educational on that word "Maya"