Acharya Prashant explains that the conflict faced by Shri Krishna and Arjuna is not merely a historical event between two individuals, but a representation of the internal struggle within all of mankind. He describes the three common states of consciousness: the waking state (jagrat), the dream state (svapna), and deep sleep (sushupti). In the waking state, we perceive a world of facts and objects that we mistakenly take as absolute reality. In the dream state, the mind creates imaginary worlds based on unfulfilled desires from the waking state. In deep sleep, even these imaginations dissolve into blankness. The speaker emphasizes that these states are fleeting and dependent on the mind, rather than being ultimate reality. He introduces the concept of Turiya, often called the 'fourth' state, which is not a separate state but the underlying foundation or substratum of the other three. Turiya is synonymous with the Atman, Truth, or Shiva. Acharya Prashant asserts that true joy (bhogah) is found only when one is located in Turiya, as the three worldly states are inherently characterized by suffering. He clarifies that one does not need to leave the waking state to experience Turiya; rather, one must stop taking the perceived world so seriously. By realizing the difference between these states and seeing through the illusions of the mind, one can exist in the world while remaining rooted in the fourth. Furthermore, the speaker distinguishes between facts and imaginations. In the waking state, facts are objective and do not contradict one another, whereas the dream state is filled with subjective fancies and contradictions. He explains that humans rarely see pure facts because they immediately attach personal meanings, judgments, and social conditioning to their perceptions. To reach awareness, one must first strip away these illusions and look at facts purely. Ultimately, even facts are seen as false from the perspective of the absolute truth. He concludes by distinguishing consciousness, which always requires an object, from awareness, which is a state of objectless peace.