Acharya Prashant responds to a question about the struggle between worldly life and spiritual progress. The questioner, who once found peace as a housewife with time for spiritual pursuits, now finds herself entangled in business and sees flaws like greed, fear, and jealousy within herself. She asks how to maintain spiritual focus amidst worldly challenges, as she tends to fall back into old patterns when things are normal. Acharya Prashant explains that this is the same situation Arjun faced. If Arjun had constantly remained in a deep state of consciousness, the Gita would not have been necessary. He must have occasionally drifted away from Krishna, which is why so many doubts arose in his mind. This happens to anyone who moves away from Krishna. The first mistake is being distant from Krishna, and the second is trying to resolve the resulting doubts on one's own, in the absence of Krishna-consciousness. He advises to first understand who you are: a being suspended in the middle, with a greater tendency to fall. He uses the analogy of a coconut on a tree, which is neither on the ground nor in the sky, and is destined to fall. Similarly, humans are between the inert and the conscious, with a tendency to fall further into inertia. This is the shared condition of everyone, including Arjun, and this is why Krishna is needed. He further clarifies that jealousy, greed, and fear are not anomalies or misfortunes; they are our fate, our very body. We should not be surprised by them. We are born with fear, not courage; with jealousy, not love. Quoting Kabir Saheb's verse, "Laaga chunari mein daag" (My shawl is stained), he says the shawl is born black. Life is about scrubbing it with the soap of knowledge. The black color represents all the negativities mentioned. Everyone's shawl is the same, though the shades of black may differ. The only thing that creates a dimensional difference between people is the company of Krishna. He humorously addresses the questioner's story about people killing an insect and claiming it attained liberation, suggesting she should also carry a tool for liberation. He concludes that the Gita is more effective and popular than the Upanishads because it includes weapons like bows and maces, implying that for the ignorant, punishment is often more beneficial than just words.