Q: Why does Brahma create this illusion?
There is neither the creator nor creation in Advaitic reality. The creator and the creation theory are a religious fable.
You are asking the question within the dualistic illusion or Maya. The question is also based on the dualistic perspective. In reality, the illusion is nothing but the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The illusory reality has no value when its unreal nature is exposed.
Only when you inquire into the nature of the universe, the unreal nature of the illusion (universe) is exposed, and the non-existence of the illusion as reality. The illusion is the state of ignorance.
Without ignorance, the illusion ceases to exist. The illusion is nothing but the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
A Gnani knows that there's neither unity nor plurality - the world is neither one nor many. Just as a piece of rope is mistaken for a snake, the invisible Soul is mistaken for this diverse world. The duality is an illusory appearance, and the non-dual Atman is the real truth.
Suppose you had asked the same question in a dream; the dream becomes unreal when waking takes place. Similarly, the waking becomes unreal when Advaitic wisdom dawns.
The Advaitic wisdom dawns when you realize the Self is not you, but the Self is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
From the standpoint of the invisible Soul, the Self, the world in which you exist is merely an illusion. Thus, all the happenings within the illusion are bound to be an illusion. Until ignorance is there, the world in which you exist prevails as a reality.
When ignorance vanishes through Advaitic wisdom, then the world in which you exist, which you think as reality, becomes an illusion.
The look of an object will depend upon the medium through which the observer views it. In fact, our mental and intellectual conditions determine the world, our observations, and experienced. The commoner viewing the world will see it differently from a Gnani viewing the same world. Each one interprets the world that they see in terms of their existing knowledge. The commoner sees everything based on the ego; therefore, he experiences birth, life, death, and the world as a reality, whereas a Gnani sees everything as consciousness, and he is fully aware of the fact that there is no second thing that exists other than the Soul or consciousness.
Thus, all the egocentric knowledge has to be bifurcated to realize the ultimate truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.
The world in which we exist is nothing but an illusion created out of the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
The whole universe is nothing but the invisible Soul. Therefore, there is no second thing that exists other than the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
It is not as if something that was not consciousness suddenly becomes consciousness. Rather, "knowing the truth” means the removal of ignorance about one's own existence as consciousness. Thus, to "know the truth” is to "be consciousness."
Egocentric knowledge must be bifurcated to realize the ultimate truth.
Consciousness is ever-present. Without consciousness, the world in which you exist ceases to exist. Consciousness is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny consciousness because it is the very essence of the one who denies it.
Consciousness is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs. Consciousness is everything. Thus, consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
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