Acharya Prashant begins by questioning if we have a heart and if we can see the kind of world we have created, or if we have become so stone-hearted that we cannot understand people's pain. He asserts that the vegetable seller is not serving society but is a victim of it. He challenges the audience, asking if they could live a life of selling vegetables on a cart all day. He states that we couldn't, yet when a vegetable seller does it, we speak of it as if it's a virtuous act. Responding to a question about how society would function if people didn't do their jobs, Acharya Prashant emphatically states that he does not want to run this society. He argues that the way society is currently running, it must be stopped. Everything that has been built up must be demolished. He questions the premise that the current functioning of society is something to be preserved. When he speaks of work being for the benefit of society, he does not mean that society should continue as it is. The benefit of society does not lie in it continuing as it is. The examples of the vegetable seller, software engineer, and car mechanic are all part of keeping society running in its current form. He clarifies that the work of a software developer for a local business, for instance, is not inherently beneficial unless the nature of that business is known. The business could be harmful, such as one that repurposes old diesel engines into polluting generators. The suffering we see around us is a result of the way society functions. The current state of society has led to the plight of the Earth. He questions why we repeatedly think it's essential for society to function as it is, stating that we do not need such functioning. He asserts that the current world order is a sin and cannot last for another 20-40 years, as it has already wiped out half of the world's species and continues to cause immense suffering. Acharya Prashant explains that the idea of a complete overhaul is frightening because we are attached to the current system, even those who are oppressed by it. He uses the analogy of a boil on his arm; the only way to be of service to the arm is to remove the boil. Similarly, society needs much to be removed. He is not talking about reformation or cosmetic changes but about dissolution, a complete revolution. This change must come from the center of human consciousness, which is the role of spirituality and the Gita. Spirituality is for destruction; it is for ending things. He concludes by quoting Sant Kabir, emphasizing that the world is false and attachment to it is a delusion.
