The Spinning Woman Maya, who creates illusion by her dancing.

Illusion is suffering and if we stop this foolish illusion, we will you’ll stop the suffering. But it is not mere foolishness. It has a purpose. For living through our illusions we discover who we really are and which of our actions are unconscious and eventually discover our true self become conscious. Just as when the darkness of the night is dispelled, the objects that were shrouded by the darkness are clearly seen, when ignorance [Maya] is dispelled, truth is realized.