What is the connection between feeling separate from God and being stuck in the cycle of birth and death?

Chapter 37 explains that the root cause of being trapped in the cycle of worldly existence, or Samsara, is a delusion born from ignorance. This delusion manifests as a feeling of difference or separation from the ultimate reality. The text states that the person who holds the belief, "Parabrahman is different from me; I am not that, I am something else," is always subject to death. This perception of duality prevents the soul from realizing its true nature as one with the all-pervading principle. Consequently, this mistaken identity leads to the perpetual cycle where death follows birth, and rebirth follows death.