Acharya Prashant addresses a questioner who forgets all his questions upon seeing the speaker. He explains that all questions are a form of mischief. There are some people in whose presence all mischief vanishes, similar to how it happened in childhood. When a lot of mischief was going on in the mind, the presence of an elder or a teacher would clear it all away. He elaborates on this analogy, stating that in childhood, one had childish naivety, and now, one has spiritual naivety. Just as the presence of an elder or a teacher from school would clear away childish mischief, spiritual naivety disappears when someone spiritually advanced or bigger comes in front. When the questioner mentions not having enough understanding to comprehend everything from silence, Acharya Prashant clarifies that if the questions have departed, then everything is understood, and only silence remains. If the entanglement is gone, there is nothing left to solve. He defines worldliness as constantly staring at the world, seeking solutions within it, and engaging in false efforts. In contrast, spirituality means turning towards oneself. The search for that which cannot be found in the world must be conducted within the mind, within oneself. This is spirituality. He explains that if a question exists, an answer will be found, but the answer will never provide ultimate satisfaction. The cycle begins with a question and ends with an answer, and this question-answer cycle keeps one trapped. The question will simply reappear in a different language or context. No conventional answer is ever complete; it only perpetuates the cycle of incompleteness. The true solution is a special kind of answer that dismisses the question itself, declaring it illegitimate. This type of response attacks the question rather than validating it. However, people dislike this because their ego is attached to their questions, and such a response feels insulting. The best situation is either when questions disappear in the presence of a master, or when an answer is received that makes one forget the question entirely.
