Acharya Prashant explains that true sleep is a state of total forgetfulness or samadhi, which most people never actually experience because they remain psychologically tense even while resting. This lack of relaxation leads to a life that is merely a prelude to death, where individuals passively move toward decay because they cannot find peace in the present. He asserts that relaxation is not a future milestone or a condition to be met; it must be one's constant shadow in the present moment. Seeking perfection in the world or waiting for ideal conditions is a futile endeavor because the world is inherently imperfect and indifferent to human desires.