Maya means "what is not".

To understand what you are, you must first understand what you are not.
To understand what reality is, you must first understand what reality is not.
This is the only procedure you need.
This is the most direct, safe, effective procedure; this is the procedure you find in all traditions; this is the only procedure that a good Guide should provide you.

To realize what reality is, you must first understand what reality is not.

"What is not" is also the literal meaning of the word "maya".
Maya means "what is not".
And in the world of dreams "what is not" is literally everything.
The world you are perceiving right now is a dreamlike world, it is Mayan, it is what it is not ...
It's not what?
It is not reality.
Whatever you perceive (see or touch) in a dream is not who you are.
Whatever you perceive (see or touch) in this world is not what you are !!!
The body IS WHAT YOU ARE NOT!
The intellect is what you are not.
The sense of self IS WHO YOU ARE NOT!

Your mind, in a state of daze, believes it is what it is not.
Right now you believe in Maya: you believe in what is not credible, you rely on what is not reliable.
In this case, when you get lost in the world of dreams, "what is not" seems to have the upper hand over "what is".
Illusion seems to outweigh reality.
"What you are not" seems to have the upper hand over "what you are".
This, however, is only what it seems to happen, so remember that anything that seems to happen in this world or anything that seems to happen to your body is not really a problem.
The ego, the sense of self, what you mistakenly believe you are, is the manifestation of what you are not.

Rejoice that you are not what you thought you were.
This is the best news you can receive.
Keep it in mind and instill it in your heart