Acharya Prashant explains that self-dissolution, as mentioned by saints like Bulleh Shah and Kabir Saheb, is not an act of forceful destruction but a process of withdrawal. He distinguishes between 'destroying' and 'withdrawing,' noting that destruction is an active process that requires effort and often keeps one attached to the very thing they wish to eliminate. In contrast, withdrawal is a passive state of becoming absent to the self. He warns that the ego finds satisfaction in struggle; when one fights against oneself, the ego takes credit for being a warrior and maintains its presence through the conflict. True spiritual practice involves stopping the 'pedaling' of the ego's cycle and allowing it to fall, rather than trying to reach a distant goal through sheer force. Using a story about a musician and a king, Acharya Prashant illustrates that true devotion transcends mere mindfulness or physical stillness. In the story, only those who could not stop themselves from dancing to the music—despite the threat of death—were considered true lovers of music. He explains that while the masses remained still out of fear and self-consciousness, the five who danced had found something so attractive that they became indifferent to their own survival. He concludes that while mindfulness is a stage, Indian spirituality ultimately points toward a state of 'divine intoxication' or self-forgetfulness, where one is so captivated by the Truth that the ego and its calculations of gain, loss, or credit naturally fall away.