Omar, your book has been very well
received and has consistently been on many of Amazon’s bestseller
lists since you published it. What is making this book a success?
So many of us have read self-help
books, followed many process and know about the law of
attraction. We live in an era of information overload. We can easily
lose ourselves in processes, methods and teachings and forget the
basics. My book offers the basics. If you are eating breakfast every
day with Eckhart Tolle, lunch with the Dali Lama and sing with angles
at night, but you have not specifically cultivated your relationship
with Being, then you have not yet empowered yourself.
You can be very versed in the
philosophy of enlightenment, co-creation and Manifestation, but find
yourself still suffering. The only way for anyone to really empower
the Self is through the relationship with Being. My book,
Transcending the
Maya Matrix, uncovers a simple process to cultivate that
relationship, in fact, this process is innate and not man-made.
What is the Maya Matrix?
Maya is a Hindu and Buddhist term means
the illusion of reality. The word “Matrix” refers to the
complexity of living inside that illusion. The phrase the Maya
Matrix means reality as we know it, which is a perception of
life, not life itself. Life is simple, the Maya Matrix is complex and
limited. The ego, which lives inside the Maya Matrix, can not answer
the simplest questions in life. Those simply questions are: Who am I,
and What is reality?
If the ego defines itself, it would say
things like: I am a father, I am a man, I am a kind man, I am old, I
am fat, etc. A Simple phrase such as “I am.” Does not mean
anything to the ego. To define the self and reality, we must raise
above the Maya Matrix. We must transcend the Maya Matrix.
The truth about life is that it is
inseparable from our being. Getting outside that being, which is life
itself, is the only cause of suffering and unfulfilled
potentials.
When writing Transcending
the Maya Matrix did anything stand out as particularly
challenging?
Yes, it took me 11 years to write it.
The insights were very clear but translating those insights into the
written words is a challenging task. With the help of my collaborator
and editor, once it was written, editing was accomplished in 5
months. In order to capture the principles of that relationship with
Being, I had to write and rewrite everything, sometimes more than 20
times, until I got to the exact essence I wanted to convey. I had to
keep it as close to pure Truth as possible. I’ve also supplied
images, audio podcasts and free workbooks to further help this
understanding.
How did you come up with the ideas
and concepts in Transcending the Maya Matrix?
It took writing the book to realize
that I have been preparing to write the book for my
entire life. Every experience of my life has contributed, even what
I thought were failures or even what I called successes combined to
contribute to this book. I had to become who I am, and Transcending
the Maya Matrix is a record of how I learned to organize my
life in order to own my life. I realized that I couldn’t
control my life, but I could manage it.
What do you like to do when not
writing?
I enjoy spending time with my wife and
two boys. I also like to play classical guitar.
How can readers discover more about
you and your work?
You can visit
https://intentionalbeings.com,
you can listen to the
free podcasts and download
free workbooks that accompany the book.
Transcending the Maya Matrix, looks
like a great self-help book. Any plans for additional similar books?
No plans yet, but right now the book
comes with 10 free workbook journaling exercises and free audio
podcasts.
The Author: Omar
M. Makram
The book: Transcending
the Maya Matrix – The Innate Guide to Co-Creation &
Self-Realization
The Podcast: Intentional
Beings and the Seven Simple Steps – The Innate Guide to Co-Creation
& Self-Realization
The Website:
https://intentionalbeings.com