Acharya Prashant addresses a question about the mind's tendency to want to possess whatever it finds attractive, be it a job, a position, or a person. He begins by explaining the transient nature of all material things. The land you stand on today has belonged to hundreds of people before you and once belonged to no one but trees and birds. In a few years, it will no longer be yours; the land will remain, but you will not. Everything on Earth, from plains that become mountains to seas that give way to land, is subject to change. This principle extends to the entire cosmos; planets and galaxies have a fate like bubbles. Even the sun, a ball of finite gas, is continuously cooling down and will one day be extinguished. The speaker points out that the questioner's desire is for something that time cannot harm, something permanent. However, all material things, including land, possessions, and even people, are subject to time. They are all physical, and everything physical is bound by time. They rise and fall within time, whether it's a small bubble or a large galaxy. Therefore, these transient things cannot fulfill the deep-seated desire for permanence. The speaker advises using a simple experiment: when a craving for something arises, stand where you are and remember the thousands of people who stood there before, filled with the same sense of ownership, all of whom are now gone. The land belongs to no one and cannot take anyone beyond time, as it itself cannot defeat time. He further explains that temptations are not new; they just appear in new forms. One should not start a new thought process for every new temptation, as if it's a new problem. The new thing that appears is, in its properties, exactly the same as the old one. To go through the same process of deliberation again is a waste of time and increases the risk of slipping. The speaker differentiates between objective matters, which are factual and settled, and subjective matters, which are related to personal temptations. The mind's tendency to repeatedly think about temptations is a sign of inner dishonesty and greed. The mind, influenced by desire, does not see things clearly but projects its own wishes onto them. This is why a person with diabetes might rationalize drinking mango juice, even knowing it's harmful, because the mind is looking for an excuse to indulge. Acharya Prashant concludes by referencing the story of Nachiketa from the Kathopanishad, who rejected all of Yama's offerings of worldly pleasures—long life, celestial nymphs, wealth, and power. Nachiketa understood that all these things are ephemeral and subject to time. He sought that which is beyond time and death. The speaker emphasizes that all the things we desire are themselves mortal and cannot save us from the fear of time. The real work is to complete the purpose of life, which is to attain that which is timeless. Until that work is done, one will remain restless, fearful, and will not want to die, because the purpose of being born has not been fulfilled.