Maya is the complex illusionary power of Consciousness which causes Consciousness to be seen as the material world of separate forms. Maya has two main functions; one is to “hide” Consciousness from ordinary human perception, and the other is to present the material world in its place. Maya is also said to be indescribable, though it may be said that all sense data entering one’s awareness via the five senses are Maya, since the fundamental reality underlying sensory perception is completely hidden. It is also said that Maya is neither completely real nor completely unreal, hence
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