Acharya Prashant explains that liberation, or mukti, is not about freedom from a future cycle of birth and rebirth, but rather freedom from the bondages and internal compulsions experienced in the present moment. He clarifies that the one who experiences bondage is herself in illusion or ignorance, often due to adopting fake identities. True liberation is freedom from this ignorance and the suffering it entails. He emphasizes that we should not speculate about a life without desires while still in a state of ignorance; instead, we must acknowledge our current suffering. By acknowledging pain rather than sedating ourselves against it, we naturally move toward our true nature, which is joy.