Acharya Prashant explains that the concept of indifference, as taught by Ashtavakra, is not about choosing between good and bad, but about transcending the entire domain of duality. He uses the analogy of choosing between juice and water when one has a sore throat; while one might be 'better' than the other, both are cold and thus harmful. The real choice is to reject both in favor of something entirely different, like warm tea. In this context, morality is the act of choosing between dualities (good vs. bad), whereas spirituality is the act of transcending them to reach the default state of 'Dharm'. He clarifies that true indifference is a byproduct of deep devotion to the truth. When one is exclusively attentive to the 'Master' or the truth, they naturally become indifferent to the 'rubbish' of the world. This is not a passive state of laziness; rather, a person established in Dharm is like a driver who obeys only the Master's commands. Such a person is liberated from worldly rules and can act with immense freedom and vigor. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that the great saints and prophets were extremely busy and hardworking individuals because the truth is a 'tough taskmaster' that demands total engagement in the world while remaining internally free.
