Acharya Prashant clarifies that looking at someone or something "afresh" or for the "first time" does not mean erasing memories, which is both impractical and impossible. Instead, it refers to looking from a point where one is not a slave to changing perceptions, moods, or external influences. He explains that our listening and seeing are often mortified by opinions and accidental combinations of worldly influences. To look afresh is to look at the world without taking an identity given by the world, similar to an outsider who is not defined by the game they are observing. He further discusses the concept of pure objectivity, noting that as long as a subject exists, prejudices and biases will persist. True objectivity, according to Acharya Prashant, occurs when the subject disappears, which simultaneously leads to the disappearance of the object. Therefore, looking at someone afresh means looking at a person not as a person, and looking at the world not as the world, thereby transcending the subjective biases that usually distort our understanding of truth.
