◘Maya is the substance or matter pervading in the entire creation.

◘When a soul sees through Maya using the mind as a tool, the world is projected and seen. Just like how a movie is projected on the screen through a projector, similarly the world is projected to us using the mind.

◘Maya acts as a veil and hides the underlying reality of Light.

◘The purpose of Maya is to cause diversity in creation. Hence without it all appears as Light and no diversity possible.

◘Maya or the world is a perceived reality and bound by time, whereas Light is the absolute reality and timeless.

◘Maya undergoes change through creation, sustenance and destruction, whereas Light is eternal and unchanging reality.

◘Before self-realisation, only Maya is seen and Light appears unreal. Once realised and Light is seen, Maya becomes unreal. Hence realised ones call Maya as Illusion.