Acharya Prashant explains that the issue with understanding is a play of words. A word is created to indicate something high, but its use begins for lower purposes. The word 'understanding' (samajh) or 'realization' (bodh) was created to indicate something beyond knowledge. However, the ego feels bad that there is something beyond knowledge, and it feels even worse to admit that it has not yet attained what is beyond knowledge. So, instead of admitting it hasn't attained realization, the ego pulls the word 'realization' down and starts using it in everyday matters. This makes it easier for the ego to believe it has attained realization. He provides the example of the word 'Guru,' which is a very high term. The ego, not wanting to admit it hasn't found a Guru, pulls the word down and starts using it for 'marketing gurus' or 'management gurus.' By doing this, a high word is pulled down so that one does not have to rise up and does not have to feel insulted by the fact that one could never reach that height. The ego is like a child taking a photo to create the illusion of holding the Taj Mahal's dome; it creates a false image of having conquered something great. This is what has been done to the word 'understanding.' Instead, one should not use the word 'understanding' in everyday language. One should humbly say, 'I feel that this is so,' or 'I think that this is so.' By not claiming to have understood, you show respect for the word 'understanding' and keep the possibility of genuine understanding alive. If you repeatedly admit that you have not yet understood, a longing remains within, and from the energy of that longing, you might one day truly understand. But we are very quick to say, 'Oh, I understand.' The most ridiculous creature in the world, the biggest joke, is the one who is full of confidence, who believes they have understood everything. This very person is the cause of all the pain and suffering in the world.