The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c40.s7.t2.1.4

v2.c40.s7.t2.1.4

Strictly speaking, therefore, the spirit is never troubled or suffers anything or enjoys anything: it merely illumines nature, which accordingly suffers, but is set free by the cessation of illumination. But the difference of the result in the two cases is enormous: the subject by ceasing to have an object is emancipated for all time, the Prakṛti in that one case is delivered, but that is a matter of indifference since the infinite number of other souls means that Prakṛti is ever being unrolled for the gaze of the subject and ever is suffering.