Acharya Prashant advises getting rid of the desire to have somebody special in one's life, stating that this desire will destroy your life and is the cause of so much human suffering. He urges the listener to stop searching for somebody special and to stop asking for love. He explains that it is a mark of evil to ask for love, calling it the most evil demand. While this may seem counter-intuitive, as one might think asking for love is a pious thing, the speaker asserts that it is not. He clarifies that you are not merely asking for the impossible, but for something that would turn you into something far worse than a mad animal. The speaker further contends that the very concept of living in pairs and moving around in couples is simply evil. To have your name hyphenated with somebody's name is to dissociate yourself totally from yourself and from God. He gives the example of one name not being burdensome enough, so you take upon yourself another name. He mentions how women should be especially warned against this. He also points out that man is so fond of pairs that he does not even leave his images of Gods as solitary; even they must have consorts. He quotes Kabir Saheb, saying, "Maya mahathagini hum jaani" (I know Maya is a great deceiver), and explains how Maya becomes the yogini for the yogi, Bhavani in Shiva's abode, and Brahmani for Brahma. Acharya Prashant explains that a beggar's bowl can probably be filled up, but not the bottomless mind of a person who is crying for love. You can sell yourself out, but you will still not get the love of the kind you determine for yourself. He states that great love is available, but it is another species of love, another universe of love. You do not know it, so you ignore or even detest it. However, he gives an assurance that once you get a flavor of it, you will stop liking anything else, and all the 'pair and couple' business will appear so foolhardy.
