Acharya Prashant explains that our entire education, upbringing, and conditioning are founded on the flawed philosophy that the purpose of life is to be happy, and that happiness is obtained through external acquisitions. If one is not happy, one is taught to go somewhere, do something, buy something, eat something, or find someone to talk to. This creates a "double whammy": we are born biologically defective and then raised in a very insensible way. The result is that most of us remain totally oblivious to the environment within, the mind, even though that is where we actually live. All our experiences are in the mind, and that is what truly matters. He illustrates this by posing a choice: one would not sensibly choose to be in a fabulous external environment while having sickness within. Conversely, if one is joyful within, a less-than-great external environment is manageable. The problem lies at the level of biology and philosophy. Our philosophy of parenting, education, and life itself is so flawed that we forget the child has to live within. The child is not born on this planet in a psychic sense; the child takes birth within their own mind, as that is where we all exist. Our existence is within our own minds. Our education teaches us about everything external—sciences, humanities, languages, politics—but the most important thing, the self, is not addressed. The question of identity remains neglected. The fundamental human condition is suffering, and liberation from it is what we want, but this is not tackled. When insanity becomes universal, it is called the norm, and anyone who dares to talk about it is labeled as mad. Our diseases are called our nature. Vedanta tells us that truth and joy are our nature, a state of joyful understanding. However, our very nature is being displaced, and we are told that being animalistic is our nature.