Acharya Prashant addresses the question of whether being fearless goes against nature, given that fear is an evolutionary tool. He explains that a human being is not one entity, but two: the body and consciousness. Fear, he agrees, is an evolutionary tool embedded by nature (Prakriti) within us. However, this tool and all of nature's programming pertain only to the body, which is the first of the two entities. The speaker elaborates that the body's demands are for survival, security, pleasure, and reproduction. These needs are fundamentally animalistic and are shared across all species, including humans. In contrast, the second entity is consciousness. He asserts that human beings inherently value their consciousness more than their body, proving this by asking the audience whether it is a bigger insult to be called ugly (an attack on the body) or stupid (an attack on consciousness). The audience agrees the latter is worse, indicating that our true identity lies with consciousness, which is higher than the body. Consequently, one must not allow the lower self (the body) to dominate the higher self (consciousness). Any mechanism that helps the body at the expense of consciousness is unacceptable. Fear is precisely such a mechanism; it is good for the physical survival of the body but is detrimental to consciousness. The speaker questions the value of a long life filled with fear, contrasting it with a short but brave and meaningful life, like that of Bhagat Singh. He states that humans are distinct from animals because they can overrule their bodily instincts for a higher purpose. While nature's agenda is mere survival and procreation, the human purpose is to rise towards consciousness, even if it means going against the body's natural tendencies. Therefore, fear is an obnoxious thing because it lowers consciousness to protect the body.
