Maya: Science Only Acknowledges Now What Ancient Sages Knew About Reality 5000 Years Ago
Maya is a word which is very familiar to the western world, but very few know what it actually means. It is a word which was used by the rishis (sages) of ancient India to describe the nature of this universe of changing forms. The rishis have always been telling us that matter is not as real or as solid as we think. It is only an illusion projected by our senses.
Source: ancient-origins.net