Acharya Prashant addresses a question regarding the meditation technique known as the 'Sound of Silence,' where one blocks external sounds to hear an inner, subtle sound, which is claimed to be the unstruck sound (Anhad Naad) or the ultimate reality (Brahman). He dismisses this practice as a mere intellectual indulgence with no spiritual significance. He compares it to seeing lights with closed eyes, which one could call 'the light of darkness,' or experiencing a taste with an empty mouth, which could be termed 'the taste of emptiness.' He explains that these are simply biological or physical activities. The sound heard is a kind of 'white noise' originating from the internal neural network, a topic for a neurologist, not a spiritual teacher. The speaker asserts that such techniques are distractions designed to help people avoid real meditation. True meditation, he explains, is about elevating the state of the meditator by carefully understanding the obstacles and difficulties of the mind and life with the sole purpose of liberation (Mukti). It is not about focusing on any internal or external sound but about opening one's eyes to the reality of one's life. He uses the analogy of being in handcuffs: one must observe the handcuffs closely, not to admire them, but to understand them in order to break free. Acharya Prashant clarifies that real meditation involves two components: the fact (tathya) and the truth (satya). The fact is one's current state of bondage, and the truth is the ultimate goal of liberation. Therefore, meditation must be rooted in the reality of one's life. The popular forms of meditation that offer temporary peace are merely ways to forget life's problems, which remain unresolved. He warns against replacing one addiction, like alcohol, with another, such as a superficial meditation technique. While the former has obvious negative effects, the latter's consequences are internal and psychic, making them more insidious and harder to address, while the underlying disease remains untreated. He further explains that if a person is truly engaged in real meditation, their external actions will naturally change. Real meditation is a continuous, 24-hour process that is passive and subtle, a constant inner fire for liberation that may not be apparent to others. It is a state where the mind is constantly seeking the key to its own chains. This is the meditation taught by the Upanishads and the sages, which takes place in the battlefield of life, not by escaping it.