Acharya Prashant explains that fear is our basic relationship with the world. He suggests that if one were to be more alert and sensitive towards themselves and look at their minds, they would not find any mind anywhere; instead, they would just find fear. He questions why we even call it a mind or call dreams as dreams, asserting that fear is the very essence, the very fiber from which all our dreams are woven. He poses a series of rhetorical questions: would there be dreams without fear, hope without fear, fearlessness without fear, courage without fear, or even God without fear? The speaker states that if you remove fear, you will find that you have removed the world, and there is no other way to remove fear. The more you are a resident of this world, the more you would be condemned to live in fear. He metaphorically suggests that one's address is simply "in fear," and any great new house one builds is built over fear, in fear, and is called fear. Those who have tried to chase success in this world know very well that all they have received is fear. He advises against punishing children by pushing them to make the same foolish mistakes, as teaching them to be successful in the world is to make them successful in fear. The speaker clarifies that he is not asserting a metaphysical identity or a home away from the world, but what is obvious must be acknowledged. The quality of our relationship with the world just makes us more and more of a beggar. When our eyes look out, they are looking for prospective clients; when our ears hear, they are craving the sound of coins; when our hands want to touch, it is something material that can be consumed; and when the mind thinks, it is of something that would give it security. He asks if we have ever seen, heard, touched, or thought about anything else. He frames the questioner's inquiry as a search for a different way of relating with the worldâa different way of looking, a different touch, and a different mind. He points out that whenever we look at something, we want something from it, which is a form of begging. These eyes open to beg, in desire, because they are not satisfied. The fundamental question being asked is whether there can be a different way of being, of living, and we owe an answer to this question.
