Acharya Prashant addresses the varied experiences of participants in a spiritual retreat, noting that some feel uncomfortable, some feel something is amiss, some feel nothing special, while others feel a sense of magic. He asserts that all these experiences are fundamentally the same and should not be taken too seriously. The real, transformative event is not something that announces itself or can be grasped by the mind. What we perceive is merely the surface, the 'peel,' and our reactions to it—whether of liking, disliking, or dismissal—are of little importance. The speaker explains that true change occurs quietly and peacefully, without our permission or even our cognition. It is not a gross, tangible event that can be immediately understood and articulated. He clarifies that feelings of unease or peace are often rooted in trivial, circumstantial factors, such as disliking the food or tension with another person, which are then mistakenly given a spiritual color. He likens this to being at a magic show; the real magic is subtle and profound, but one might be distracted by the salty popcorn, a matter entirely unrelated to the main event. Using another analogy, he compares these mental experiences to the foam of soap. The foam is immediately visible, but the real cleaning action is subtle. One who gets excited by the foam will soon be disappointed when it vanishes, thinking the soap is fake, while the soap has already done its work. We are addicted to the 'wow' factor, be it positive ('wonderful') or negative ('disgusting'), which leads some to feel left out if they don't have a dramatic experience. He advises against attributing these temporary, superficial feelings to profound sources like the Upanishads or Kabir. The peace or restlessness experienced is not from the soul but from the waves of the mind.