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The Mayavadi philosophers, they simply stop these material activities. Just like Buddha philosophy, nirvana. He simply advises to stop this. But after stopping, what is, sir? “No, zero. Zero.” That cannot be. That is not possible. This is their mistake. But the people to whom Buddha philosophy was preached, they are not so intelligent that there can be better service after giving up this service. Therefore Lord Buddha said, “You stop this service. You become happy because ultimately everything is zero.” Sunyavadi. Nirvisesavadi. There are two kinds of Mayavadis: the impersonalists and the voidists. They are all Mayavadi. So their philosophy is good so far, because a foolish man cannot understand more than this. A foolish man, if he is informed that there is better life in the spiritual world, to become servant of God, Krsna, they think, “I became servant of this material world. I have suffered so much. Again servant of Krsna? Oh…” They shudder, “Oh, no, no. This is not good. This is not good.” As soon as they hear of service, they think of this service, this nonsense service. They cannot think of that there is service, but there is simply ananda. One is still more eager to serve Him, Krsna. That is spiritual world. That they cannot understand. So these nirvisesavadi, impersonalists, they think like that. Just like a diseased man lying on the bed, and if he is informed that “When you will be cured, you will be able to eat nicely, you will be able to walk,” he thinks that “Again walking? Again eating?” Because he is accustomed to eat bitter medicine and sagudana, not very palatable, and so many things, passing stool and urine, activities on the bed. So as soon as they inform that “After being cured there is also passing of stool and urine and eating, but that is very palatable,” he cannot understand. He says, “It is something like this.” So the Mayavadi impersonalists, they cannot understand that serving Krsna is simply pleasure and blissful. They cannot understand. Therefore they become impersonalists: “No. The Absolute Truth cannot be person.” >>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 1.30 — London, July 23, 1973