Acharya Prashant begins by reciting and explaining a verse from Japji Sahib: "Jo tudhu bhave sai bhali kar," which translates to "Whatever pleases You, that is the good deed." He then delves into the meaning of what pleases the Ultimate. The nature of the Ultimate is described as steady and unchangeable; nothing, whether good or bad, can displace it from its position. The speaker questions if there is anything that pleases or displeases the Ultimate, concluding that at its core, it is completely unwavering, and the question of liking or disliking does not arise. At its center, it is completely still, with no movement. Quoting Guru Nanak, the speaker explains that a person is good only if they are like the Ultimate, meaning their center remains forever untouched. The Ultimate is described as a player, a performer of 'Leela' (divine play). It is both a witness and a player, untouched yet present in every fiber. The advice for the individual (Jiva) is to become like the Ultimate. The fundamental nature of the Ultimate is to be a witness. If the individual can become like that, therein lies their well-being. In the manifest world, the Ultimate is like a player, a performer of 'Leela'. The advice is to be a player on the outside and a witness on the inside. The unmanifest is nothing, yet it is everything. It is empty, and from that emptiness, the entire universe manifests. The advice is to be empty within and full and playful without. The speaker connects this to the idea of the mind merging with the Self (Atman), which means the mind becoming like the Self. He quotes Kabir Saheb: "If you want to be liberated, leave all hope. Be like the liberated one, and everything will be yours." The one who is liberated is the Ultimate. To be like the Ultimate, one must know what the Ultimate is like. He also refers to the Upanishadic saying, "Brahmavid Brahmaiva Bhavati" (The knower of Brahman becomes Brahman itself). To know Brahman is to become like Brahman, and this is the ultimate good and welfare. The solution is to know what the Ultimate is like and become just like it. The Ultimate likes those who are like itself. The more you become like it, the closer you get to it, and the more it likes you. The fundamental nature of the Self is non-attachment. The one who is untouched within can play fully on the outside and be a part of the whole.
