Acharya Prashant addresses the question of why illusion, or Maya, appears more powerful than the soul. He clarifies that Maya is not an objective external force acting independently; rather, it is a result of one's own choices. Using the analogy of a queen leaving her secure home to wander the streets, he explains that when an individual rejects their true nature, even minor external disturbances seem overwhelming. He emphasizes that everything experienced is a choice, even if those choices have become so repetitive that they now function as default settings in a person's mental system, much like a laptop that remembers user preferences.
