Chapter 26 of Sai Satcharitra talks about the world being an illusion. Can you explain this concept of Maya using the analogies from the text?

According to the philosophical invocation in Chapter 26 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra, the entire physical universe is considered an illusion created by Maya. The text uses several powerful analogies to explain this. It compares the world to a city reflected in a mirror, which appears to be there but has no true substance within the mirror itself. It is also likened to a dream that feels real but vanishes upon waking. Furthermore, the book explains that due to ignorance, we mistake a rope for a snake or a garland, just as we mistake this illusory world for reality. This visible world is described as having no independent existence outside the Self and is something that dissolves once true knowledge dawns through the Guru's grace.