Based on Chapter 26, what is the nature of the physical world and how is it perceived by humans?

Chapter 26 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra explains that the physical world is fundamentally an illusion created by Maya. The text likens this reality to a city reflected in a mirror or a dream that seems real but disappears upon waking. It posits that everything from the Creator Brahma down to a simple blade of grass is imagined, and the entire universe is merely a display of Maya. This misperception occurs due to ignorance of one's true, self-luminous nature, similar to how a person might mistake a rope for a snake in the dark. As described in this chapter, this visible world is illusory and only dissolves when true knowledge arrives through the Guru's grace.