Chapter 26 contrasts the Self with the visible world. Can you explain this distinction?

As detailed in Chapter 26 of the Sai Satcharitra, there is a fundamental distinction between the Self and the visible world. The nature of the Self is described as self-luminous and eternal. In contrast, the physical world is presented as a play and a marvel of Maya, an illusion. The text explains that due to ignorance of one's true nature, illusions are created, similar to mistaking a rope for a snake. It posits that the entire expanded world is merely a display of Maya and has no independent place outside the eternal Self. Ultimately, all objects of the physical world are said to be unmanifest and woven into the soul.