![]() The world of māyā is like dream state, which is unreal. For example, we dream that we live in a palace and on waking, we understand that we live in our own homes. This verse explains this, by comparing dream state with active state. Considering them as friends or enemies is known as duality in the sense, we are considering them as either friends or enemies, the fact being that they also represent Brahman. Therefore, how can there be friend or enemy when everyone is Brahman. Except Brahman, everything else is considered as māyā. In fact, all dyads are products of māyā for example, happiness and unhappiness, friend and enemy, etc. All of us exist in this material world, known as māyā, which is full of desires, attachments, ego, arrogance, anger, frustration, enmity, etc. Who is an unrealized person? He is the one, who is going after deceptions and illusions, which is the world of māyā. What is the difference between a realized and an unrealized person? Understanding spiritual knowledge is the difference. The material world in which we live is real for an unrealized person and the very same material world does not appear real for a realized person. ![]()
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