Most of the Vedic instructions are about switching your perception of reality from material to transcendental, e.g. Bhagavad-gītā 7.28. The transcendental reality is supposed to be more enjoyable. However, it can still be called illusion.
Everything in this world, and the world is itself maya. This simply suggests that everything tangible to the senses is unreal. And for that matter, so was Krishna. It is Krishna’s body that is maya, it hence perished. But not the cosmic spirit, it is eternal and i.
Krishna says this material world is illusion becasue if I ask you a simple question you won't be able to answer it. If I ask you to point towards you then you can point towards your face, your chest, your head and etc etc etc but none of it is you. Those are all basically the organs of your material body. So where is that real you located? Most of the world is deluded about it and instead most focus is on gross material body which is not the real self. But the soul is very subtle. It is covered by gross material body and astral body and both are the covering of soul in material worlds. This is illusion. This is the illusion which has been covering the soul in material world. And Krishna tells us how to remove that illusion. But moksha is real thing. It is not illusion. It is removal of illusion. It is important and you should strive for it because if not then illusion will keep you in material world in different bodies. This material world is actually a prison house and we are not supposed to be here eternally. Our real home is in Golok Vrindavan, the abode of God himself
Everything in this world, and the world is itself maya. This simply suggests that everything tangible to the senses is unreal. And for that matter, so was Krishna. It is Krishna’s body that is maya, it hence perished. But not the cosmic spirit, it is eternal and i.
Krishna says this material world is illusion becasue if I ask you a simple question you won't be able to answer it. If I ask you to point towards you then you can point towards your face, your chest, your head and etc etc etc but none of it is you. Those are all basically the organs of your material body. So where is that real you located? Most of the world is deluded about it and instead most focus is on gross material body which is not the real self. But the soul is very subtle. It is covered by gross material body and astral body and both are the covering of soul in material worlds. This is illusion. This is the illusion which has been covering the soul in material world. And Krishna tells us how to remove that illusion. But moksha is real thing. It is not illusion. It is removal of illusion. It is important and you should strive for it because if not then illusion will keep you in material world in different bodies. This material world is actually a prison house and we are not supposed to be here eternally. Our real home is in Golok Vrindavan, the abode of God himself
- The whole world is not an illusion. Illusion means, unreal. But the world is not unreal. Maya is just one aspect of the existence, not whole of the existence.
- Krishna is telling about it, because ignorance is the foremost form of maya. By listening and understanding about the truth one gains knowledge which helps him destroy ignorance and get rid of maya.
- So moskha is not a delusion, it is the process or activity of getting rid of this material world and the endless circle of births and deaths. So moksha in one sense is the jiva's returning to its original home, back to the Godhead.
- Moksha is not unreal, hence you should try to attain it. Even just by acquiring the right knowledge and realizing it you will feel more happiness and peace here on this earth, what to speak of the bliss of liberation!
Why does maya exist?
It exists because God exists. Just like heat and light are inherent properties of fire, maya is an inherent energy potential of God. Hence, it will always exist. So no one can destroy it completely, but can get rid of it for himself. So Shri Krishna says:
daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā
mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te [BG - 7.14]Meaning
This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who approach (surrender) to Me alone, cross beyond it easily .
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