Acharya Prashant explains that one rushes to the world only when it is perceived as being different from God. However, if one can see that the world is actually an extension of God, a different perspective emerges. He uses the analogy of the world being the extended hand of God. If one is intelligent and finds the hand beautiful, they will not get attached to the hand but will be drawn to see the face, which must be even more beautiful. This is the approach of a religious person. They do not shun or renounce the world, because they see its beauty as a reflection of God. At the same time, they do not get attached to the world, because its beauty reminds them of the greater beauty of the source, the center. The speaker further elaborates on this using the concepts of Shiv and Shakti. The world is Shakti, the Mother Goddess, Kali. The center of Shakti is Shiv. The world is an extension of Shiv in the form of Shakti. What is seen all around is nothing but Shiv in his dance. When Shiv is in motion, he is called Shakti. The speaker cites Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, who was a worshipper of Shakti. When one worships Shakti, they are worshipping nothing else but Shiv. If the face (Shiv) is not directly visible, one may as well worship the hand (Shakti/the world). When Ramakrishna would see a woman, he would call her 'Mother', meaning Shakti. In doing so, he was looking at the entire expanse of Shakti in one individual, and by worshipping the creation, he was worshipping the creator. This is the correct way to relate to the world, not through attachment born of false hopes, which leads to being repeatedly cheated.