Maya
Illusion; the cosmic power which renders phenomenal existence and the perceptions thereof possible. In Hindu philosophy that alone which is changeless and eternal is called reality; all that which is subject to change through decay and differentiation and which has therefore a beginning and an end is regarded as maya—illusion. (TG)
Reality is the thought of space but Maya is the attention of the people. (AY, 122)
Maya ... covers reality with evidence, and sweeps away the furrow of attainments. (COM, 201)
The most obvious illustration of Maya and of reality is found in the heavenly bodies. Though such a body may have been destroyed thousands of years ago, its light is still seen on Earth. Who, then, can attempt to define the boundary between the existing and the visionary? We find similar examples also among earthly manifestations. (AUM, 444)
One can see how mechanical hypotheses ensnare the hopes of people. This is what was known by the ancients as maya, which could be destroyed by the slightest blow. (LHR I, p 157)
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