Acharya Prashant explains that for the ego, the word "auspicious" holds no relevance, meaning, or value. He questions what it reveals about the ego that it constantly wants auspiciousness, irrespective of its condition—whether it is a man or a woman, rich or poor, young or old, or its beliefs and origins. This constant need for auspiciousness implies that the ego is fundamentally inauspicious and not good for itself. This inherent state of being "not good for myself" is the reason man seeks improvement, liberation, and success. The ego is in a state of perpetual, unmitigated, and uninterrupted suffering. The speaker describes the ego's paradoxical nature, stating it wants to have its cake and eat it too. It is in an unending search for satisfaction and completion, yet it hurts the ego to acknowledge its own littleness. The ego's belief in its own completeness is a logical fallacy; if it were complete, it would not have desires. What is called happiness is merely a moment when the deep, existential unhappiness is temporarily screened or forgotten, like turning off the lights to ignore an elephant in the room. Happiness for the ego requires the darkness of ignorance. The ego loves flattery, and one of the worst ways it flatters itself is by saying, "I am happy." He further elaborates that the ego is its own bleeding wound, yet it wants to continue existing. If the wound were to heal, the ego would feel like it is dying. One wants to heal a wound only when one is not the wound itself. The ego, being its own wound, does not want to be healed because healing would mean its death. This is why there is so much emphasis in spirituality on dis-identification. The Upanishads are critical today because they expose the ego's falseness. The ego avoids them because they are dangerous to its existence. The ego's senses are designed to perceive only what is compatible with its own limited, psychological circle, and it deliberately avoids anything beyond that, as it would prove dangerous to its survival. Therefore, a special prayer is needed to see the auspicious, as it is something that must be sought as a favor, not something that comes naturally.