Talk:Beast III/L/@comment-3484860-20190402153354/@comment-3028789-20190403135151

I think it's misleading to say she can take on any shape she wants. She has no physical form- she's one with the universe and is within everything. It's not that she changes shape based on the user's desires, it's that anything you desire contains Mara. The fact that you desire it means Mara is there. So her form depends on the target's desires. I think that's what the whole "giving love" thing is meant to be. Mara is the thing called desire, she's what makes you want the things you want.

This next part is based on what I know about Buddhism so it may or may not be valid here. Mara's goal isn't to take over the universe. Mara has already taken over the universe. Mara's goal is to prevent people from reaching enlightenment (cutting off all their desires, thus being free from Mara's influence.)