How to get rid of the dirt on my essence? || Acharya Prashant, with youth (2013)

Question: Sir, you said that we already have that essence, that richness and it is covered with dirt.

How do we remove that dirt?

Speaker: The first step is to know that the dirt is ‘dirt’. Let us go closer and examine the dirt. What is the dirt? The dirt that you are talking of is the concepts, the belief systems, and the thoughts that have been given to you by others. Who are these others? Examine your life, all of you, and tell me that who are these others who have given thoughts, beliefs and concepts to you.

Listener 1: Parents.

Speaker: Society, friends.

Listener 2: Media.

Speaker: Media and …?

Listener 3: Relatives.