Acharya Prashant explains that to find the right friend, you must first be at the right place, which requires knowing what is right for yourself. When you know what is right for you, you start moving in that direction with all your energy and dedication. On this path, you will find people who are like you or better, moving in the same direction, who will prove to be helpful. The first step is your own commitment to yourself. You cannot just go out looking for friends; you must first engage in the right activity. The speaker uses the example of wanting to be a badminton player. You begin by doing what you can, even if it's just bouncing a shuttlecock off your room's wall. This effort will lead you to seek a proper court, and there you will find others who can become good friends. He emphasizes that finding friends cannot be left to chance. Accidental friendships, like with a roommate, are unlikely to be fruitful or elevating. If everything in life is left to chance, there is no difference between a human and an inanimate object. Human beings must operate through consciousness, not chance. Having good friends is described as a luxury that is expensive and requires paying a price. This price is your own inner effort, honesty, and dedication. You must aspire, endeavor, and work on your weaknesses. In this process of honest self-effort, you will come across people who are better than accidental finds. The speaker uses an analogy: you are more likely to find a great cricketer in a stadium than in a shopping mall. To befriend a great cricketer, you must first develop some cricketing skills to even be allowed entry into the stadium.