ZEN - About Maya

The disciple asked his master:
“Master, what is maya…? What do you mean everything in samsara is an illusion by the mind? Everything looks so solid and so real…”
“Hum, it is true…”
“Master, please explain it to me.”
The master kept silent and continue walking. When the disciple was quite impatient, suddenly the master jumps out of the track and runs to a tree and hugs it tightly.
“Help” – the master urges, “the tree doesn’t let me go! Help!”
“But master, you just have to open your arms, the tree is not holding you”
“Oh? Really…?

from Tiffany's blog