Acharya Prashant addresses a question about the nature of the ego and identity. He explains that responding to one's name is a practical utility for the other person. He clarifies that he would not make an absolute statement like "I am not Acharya Prashant" to the questioner, because the absolute can only be uttered to the absolute, and the absolute and the false cannot engage in a conversation. When the Truth needs to engage with the ego, it must use words, which are inherently flawed concepts. To interact with the ego, one must adopt an identity, use words, and act in a bodily way, even though the body itself is also considered false. The speaker confirms that the one who engages with the ego is also an ego. This engaging ego is what the questioning ego craves, as the ego is the questioner, lacking solutions and answers. There is something beyond the ego that it desperately wants, and that is the "one." He agrees that both the questioner and the answerer are egos, and that the ego can help the ego. The Truth is absolute but not useful to the ego, as the ego cannot touch it. Therefore, it is an ego at a higher level that is useful to an ego at a lower level, which explains the stages or hierarchies of consciousness. Acharya Prashant defines consciousness as the sense of "I am" and the perception of the "other," comprising the experiencer and the experienced object. He states that common consciousness always requires an object, which is the root of all suffering. He then differentiates between concentration, attention, and awareness. Concentration involves the subject looking at an object with the intention of self-preservation. Attention is when the intention changes, and the subject becomes a servant to the object, prioritizing it over the self. Awareness is the state where the process of attention deepens to the point that the subject figuratively disappears. This disappearance of the self is awareness. He concludes by noting that a person can be very attentive but may not reach awareness unless they are engaged with something colossal enough to warrant the dissolution of the self.