Acharya Prashant uses the metaphor of a flowing stream and its bank to explain the relationship between time, life, and the timeless reality, represented by Shri Krishna. He states that the stream of life is flowing, and on its bank, Krishna is always present, calling out to anyone who wishes to stop and be embraced. However, people do not stop; they continue to flow onward. Even if one flows past, Krishna is still present further down the bank, calling again, signifying that there is no point on the bank where Krishna is not waiting. The drops in the stream, representing individuals, are focused on moving forward, seeking progress and future goals, while Krishna simply says, "I am here." The speaker equates this constant, forward-moving flow with a state of perpetual crying and dissatisfaction. He asserts that everyone is crying, not just with tears, but through constant complaints and unhappiness. This crying is because we have not found the Truth, which is Krishna. We are not truly living; we are crying. This continuous lamentation, this stream of tears, is what we call time (Kaal). The very existence of time, which is a flow of tears, proves the existence of the timeless (Akaal), which is Krishna. The existence of suffering is proof that liberation from it is possible. Just as a river cannot exist without its bank, time cannot exist without the timeless. The bank (Krishna) is always present alongside the river (time). Acharya Prashant further explains that just as the form of a river and its bank change together, the form of the timeless also changes according to the era. Krishna's form is always appropriate for the current time. The mistake people make is clinging to an old image of Krishna, not realizing that as the stream of time has moved on, the form of the bank has also changed. The solution is not to keep flowing forward but to stop and look at the bank—the ever-present, timeless reality. He concludes by stating that the pain (Vedana) that gives birth to knowledge (Veda) is the pain of separation from the Truth. The method of Vedanta is not to run from suffering but to observe it, as the remedy for suffering is found within the suffering itself.