Maya (illusion - distorted truth)

In Hinduism, Maya is to be seen through, like an, in order to achieve moksha (liberation of the soul from the cycle of samsara. Ahamkar (ego-consciousness) and karma are seen as part of the binding forces of Maya. Maya may be understood as the phenomenal Universe of perceived duality, a lesser reality-lens superimposed on the unity of Brahman. It is said to be created by the divine by the application of the Lila (creative energy/material cycle, manifested as a veil - the basis of dualism). The samskaras of perceived duality perpetuate samsara.