All is mind. The aparent outside world, is a mental proyection of the mind's inner condition. Just like in a dream. A lucid dream that is.

You want to understand the nature of the ilusion ? Get into lucid dreaming. Look it up. We dream but in dreams.

The matrix as you call it, is just a mental proyection which seems and feels real. When you master lucid dreaming, you will also feel the reality of the dream.

But what happens when you wake up? It all disappears. "The dissapearance of the universe". I suggest you read it.

Is it possible to wake up and control the dream ? The answer is Yes.

But you might want to practice first with a lucid dream. Inception ??? Yes !!! Inception correlates to lucid dreaming. All pieces from the general puzzle

Its all in your mind. There is nothing out there.

There is only the one