Based on Chapter 26, how is the physical world described, and what is the path to understanding its true nature?

Chapter 26 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra explains that the physical world and the entire universe are ultimately an illusion created by Maya, similar to a city reflected in a mirror or a dream that vanishes upon waking. It states that from the Creator down to a blade of grass, everything physical is imagined and does not have an independent existence outside of the Self. According to the text, the path to realizing this truth and dissolving the illusion is through the grace and teachings of a Sadguru. True knowledge arrives when the time for awakening through the Guru's word comes, allowing the light of non-dual bliss to shine forth.