The World as Illusion: Environmental Implications of the Doctrine of Māyā

Gopal K. Gupta

The World as Illusion: Environmental Implications of the Doctrine of Māyā

Authors

Gopal K. Gupta

Keywords:

māyā, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Krishna’s energy, sacred ecology, metaphysical

Abstract

The article revisits the concept of māyā, contrasting Advaita Vedānta’s illusory view with Gaudiya Vaishnavism’s sacred interpretation of nature as Krishna’s real and personal energy. Gupta reframes the material world as divine play (līlā), deserving care and reverence