What is the core philosophical teaching about reality and Maya presented in Chapter 26 of the Sai Satcharitra?

Chapter 26 explains that the physical world and the entire universe are ultimately an illusion created by Maya. The text uses powerful analogies to convey this, comparing the universe to a city reflected in a mirror or a dream that seems real but vanishes upon waking. As detailed in this chapter, everything from the Creator down to a blade of grass is imagined, and this visible world is merely a display of Maya that has no independent existence outside of the Self. This illusion is said to dissolve only with the arrival of true knowledge, which is granted through the words of a Guru.