If the World is an Illusion, why does it SEEM so Real? Insights of Science and Advaita Vedanta.

Guided Meditation follows presentation. The world you directly experience is unreal; it’s a mere mental representation produced by your brain and senses. The outside world perceived by your senses is also unreal, according to the sages of ancient India. Then, why does the world seem so real? Maya’s magical ability to deceive us is powerful indeed. 0:00 The World within Your Mind 8:25 Is Anything Real? 16:13 Piercing the Veil of Illusion 20:36 The Role of Meditation 28:57 Guided Meditation: Nididhyasana Satyam and mithya, absolute and apparent realities, nididhaysana / Vedantic contemplation, and the need for assimilation of jnana / truth, explained following the teachings of Shankara, who said, “brahma satyam jagan mithya“ brahman is real, the world is apparent, merely nama rupa, name and form. Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally-trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit. For more information, please see: