Acharya Prashant explains that the popular concept of stopping or stilling the mind is fundamentally flawed because the mind perceives everything as an action. When one attempts to stop the mind, that attempt itself becomes a new action, meaning the mind remains in movement. He asserts that methods, tricks, and techniques aimed at silencing the mind inevitably fail because no action can lead to non-action. While repetitive practices might exhaust the mind into a temporary state of boredom or frustration, the underlying tendency to run remains and resurfaces when conditions are favorable. True peace is not something that comes and goes; if peace must be maintained through effort, it is merely an enforced and temporary wordlessness rather than actual silence. The speaker clarifies that there is no such thing as a 'silent mind' because the mind, when truly silent, dissolves into silence itself. He challenges the ego's desire to control the mind, questioning who the 'I' is that claims it will silence the mind, as that 'I' is itself the mind. Acharya Prashant connects true silence with mysticism, which he defines as being comfortable with the unknown and relinquishing the urge to be in control or the master of one's destiny. He advocates for an honest admission of the limits of knowledge and a submission to that which is beyond the capacity of the mind to imagine or enter.