Kabir (15th century) takes Shankara's metaphysics and sets it on fire with lived experience. Where Shankara analyzes Maya, Kabir accuses it. For Kabir, Maya is: • Seductive • Clever • Relentless "Māyā mahā ṭhaginī ham jāni" Maya is a great trickster—I have seen her ways. Kabir exposes how Maya: • Dresses ego as devotion • Turns religion into identity • Makes possessions feel like security

Kabir's Maya thrives in social roles, rituals, pride, and fear of death. Unlike Shankara's scholarly path, Kabir insists: • Direct inner awakening • Radical honesty • Fearless questioning of authority Maya collapses not by study alone, but by seeing through oneself.