SB 3.27.16

The Mayavada philosophers' proposition that the ultimate end the individual is lost and there is no distinction between the knower and the knowable and knowledge, everything becomes one. But actually by minute analysis this is not correct. Individuality is never lost because even one thinks that the three different situation, namely the knower and the knowable and knowledge is amalgamated into one or merged into one. This particular conception that the three things are merged into one is also another kind of knowledge and the perceiver of the knowledge still exists, otherwise how one can say that the knower, knowledge and knowable has become one? The individual soul who is perceiving as such he remains still an individual. Therefore either material existence or in spiritual existence the individuality continues but the quality of identity changes. In the material identity, the false ego acts; and because the false ego acts, on account of the false ego or false identification, things are taken in a different way. That is the basic principle of conditional life. Similarly, when the false ego is purified things will be taken in right perspective and that is the state of liberation.

As it is stated in the Īsopanisad that everything belongs to the Supreme Lord. Īsavasyam idam sarvam . Everything is existing on the energy of the Supreme Lord. This is also confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita. It is said that everything is existing on His energy and because everything is produced of His energy and everything is existing on His energy, the energy is not different from Him-but still the Lord declares that, "I am not there." So with the clear understanding of one's constitutional position, everything becomes manifest. Only by false egoistic acceptance of things makes one conditional, and right acceptance of things as they are that makes one liberated. The same example as it is given in the previous verse that due to absorption of one's identity with his money, when the money is lost he thinks that he is also lost.

Actually he does not identify, he is not identified with the money, neither the money belongs to him. So when this actual concept of life is revealed, that the money does not belong to any individual person or any living entity, neither it is produced by him, the money is the property of the Supreme Lord, then there is no question of being lost. So, so long as there is false ego that "I am the enjoyer" or "I am the Lord" concept of life continues one is conditioned, and as soon as this false ego is over he is liberated. As it is confirmed in the Bhagavatam that to be situated in one's real constitutional position is called mukti, or liberation. [end of tape]