Illusion, māyā: literally, ‘that which does not exist’. In spiritual culture, real existence has 3 main properties: sat (eternality, timelessness); chit (uncond

Illusion, māyā: literally, ‘that which does not exist’. In spiritual culture, real existence has 3 main properties: sat (eternality, timelessness); chit (unconditioned consciousness, life); ānanda (bliss, causeless happiness). Enlightenment is personal realization of saccidānanda; the opposite is māyā.