 Author Gary Tillery draws parallels between Harrison 's approach to " [ going ] through the motions of living in the material world " and the way someone in the 21st century might play a virtual reality game . Tillery writes that " what we see and experience during the game is actually an illusion " – or maya in the Hindu belief to which Harrison subscribed – and that " [ w ] hat does matter in the great scheme of things is to wake up from the dreamlike state we mistake for reality . " Speaking at a 1974 press conference , in reply to whether there was a " paradox " between his spiritualism and the lifestyle of a musician , Harrison conceded : " It is difficult ... You can go to the Himalayas and miss it completely and [ yet ] be stuck in the middle of New York and be very spiritual ... I think one by one we all free ourselves from the chains that we have chained ourselves to , whatever we 're chained to . " 
