Acharya Prashant explains that human relationships are often not between individuals but between social products or machines. He argues that society acts as a powerful third entity or 'master' that dictates how two people relate, preventing true individual connection. This societal influence is essentially conditioning, where past experiences, religious backgrounds, and economic statuses sit between people, making their interactions mechanical and predetermined. He asserts that for a true individual, society is neither necessary nor an evil; it is only a 'necessary evil' for those who are themselves social products. He emphasizes that understanding this conditioning is the first step toward realization, noting that the self we identify with is often just a collection of external influences and social programming. He further discusses the concept of corruption in relationships, identifying 'reciprocity' or the 'give-and-take' mentality as a primary form of corruption. True love, he suggests, is one-sided and does not seek returns or the fulfillment of the other's conditioned desires. A right relationship might often be unpleasant or 'awkward' initially because it involves breaking through the other person's false identities and habits. He challenges the audience to see that being 'socially popular' often indicates a life built on mutual deception. Ultimately, he defines 'knowing' as being open to what is without the interference of a self-centric identity, where the subject (the witness) simply observes the interactions between objects (the mind and the world) without being entangled in them.