Acharya Prashant explains that the enlightenment of a seeker, as seen in Zen stories, is not caused by the external event itself but by the seeker's internal state of readiness. He emphasizes that a genuine seeker is constantly preoccupied with a core existential question, even while performing mundane tasks. This intense focus makes the seeker appear absentminded or eccentric to the world, as their inner being is struggling with a singular, overwhelming issue that far outweighs all worldly concerns. The speaker uses the analogy of a supersaturated solution to describe this state: the seeker has already done the necessary work and reached a point where they are ready for a breakthrough, yet the final transformation remains pending.