What analogies does Chapter 19 use to describe the false perceptions of reality caused by Maya?

📖 Chapter 19

To illustrate how Maya creates false perceptions, Chapter 19 employs several powerful analogies. It compares the superimposition of ego onto the true Self to seeing a coiled rope and mistakenly perceiving it as a snake when none exists. This false perception of "I am the body" is described as a false bondage. Other analogies mentioned in the chapter include a mirage seen on a plain or the illusion of silver glittering on a seashell. The text also uses the image of a crystal, which appears to take on the color of objects near it but remains inherently pure and colorless, much like the changeless Soul appears in the world due to the actions of Maya while remaining untainted.


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