Acharya Prashant explains that fear and insecurity trap an individual in a self-created prison, making them blind and deaf to the reality of the present moment. When a person is consumed by their own internal dialogue and anxiety, they lose the ability to connect with others or understand the truth of their surroundings. He describes this state as a form of mental illness where one is constantly fighting with their own projections, much like a wrestler fighting his own shadow. This ego-driven state keeps a person busy with trivialities to avoid facing the vastness of truth, as the ego must dissolve in the presence of the real.
