Simple means to the end

To conquer the mighty maya, the scriptures talk of very arduous paths like Karma marga, Ashtanga Yoga and Jnana marga- all of which involve tremendous effort. The same can be easily achieved by chanting the Divine names. Are you wondering how that can be? There is a mighty tree that is a few hundred years old. To fell that tree, it will require days of dedicated effort by hundreds of workers. But if you allow a tiny white ant to infect the tree, the whole tree is weakened in no time and collapses. That mighty tree is maya and that tiny white ant is the “Nama”