Since it is things of illusionary nature that bring forth our experiences and determine our understanding, can these be accepted as the truth? It is a school of Maya that we have come to school in. I guess we as souls fell for this Maya and chose to come to be schooled. How then can we accept its teachings? I guess this is the reason Agathiyar tells us that there is no truth or false. I guess Gnanam is to learn that all these are Maya and return to our original abode.
So it looks like the world; the vessel and its contents; the teachings; and the experiences are an illusion too. If it is so, everything that we have held on to collapses right before our eyes. What remains then is the soul. We see the world anew through the eyes of the soul. I guess this is the reason Agathiyar always speaks and addresses our souls.
Knowing that it is all Maya, we tend to let go of our hold on our prized possessions. We tend to remain detached though living in this world of Maya. We become the river that flows freely and not the pond that begins to collect and stagnates.
When the very last breathe in us expires we leave this vessel and all its contents behind. I guess this is the reason Supramania Swami told me that one has to even leave behind the merits gained.