![]() ![]() ![]() The Matrix is a computer-generated dream world built to keep us under control in order to change a human being into this. The description that Morpheous gives to Neo about what is “Matrix” is pretty close to what Hindus believe as “Maya”. It’s a theme that is constantly addressed in Bhagvada Gita. The Gita explains that we carry a false conception of ourselves because we identify with the physical body and aren’t able to see or experience the soul. As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones. This theme of distinguishing reality from illusion runs throughout the movie as the characters from the resistance constantly go in and out of the “Matrix”. When Neo and Morpheus meet, one of the first things Morpheus says is, “ you look like a man who accepts what he sees because he’s expecting to wake up … this is not far from the truth.” A similar line comes a few minutes into this dialogue when Morpheus questions Neo, “i f you had a dream that seemed so real, what if you were unable to wake from that dream, how would you know the difference between the real and the dream.” The experience is so intense for him that he throws up and falls unconscious. He refuses to believe that everything he had believed all this time was actually false and illusory. ![]() When Neo is rescued by Morpheus and is shown what The Matrix really is, he rejects it and wants out. “Matrix”, the world of illusion - or “maya” ![]()
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