Acharya Prashant explains that while an individual's ego makes decisions within the realm of time and worldly events, liberation is a predetermined destiny beyond human choice. He clarifies that every person is bound to be liberated because their inner nature is already free, and the struggle between the core and the periphery will always end with the victory of the soul over illusion. However, the ego retains the choice of 'when' and 'how' this liberation occurs. Maya, or illusion, operates by delaying this realization, often wasting a person's entire life in worldly pursuits and travel before they turn toward the truth.