A questioner expresses his struggle with low self-esteem, procrastination, and a lack of change despite listening to many spiritual gurus. Acharya Prashant responds by questioning the very terms the questioner uses, like "low self-esteem" and "confidence." He asks why confidence is needed and for what purpose. When the questioner says it's for his day-to-day chores and professional projects, Acharya Prashant probes deeper, asking why he chose those chores and that job in the first place, suggesting that the problem lies in the very foundation of his life choices. Acharya Prashant explains that when one's life is based on just doing "something" for a living, then "something" problematic will always keep happening. The desire to do any random work with confidence is a bigger problem than lacking confidence. He states that the right work brings its own appropriate self-confidence with it, to the point where one forgets the need for confidence. The choice of work is the most central thing in life. If one is doing random work, confidence cannot arise from it. The speaker identifies issues like lack of confidence, resolve, and energy as superficial symptoms of a deeper disease. He criticizes the self-help industry for offering superficial treatments, like "three steps to confidence," for this deep-rooted problem. Such approaches encourage people to continue doing wrong things, but with confidence, which is even more dangerous. They teach one to be joyful "wherever you are," even if one is in a "gutter," instead of questioning why one is in the gutter in the first place. The symptoms are auspicious because they point to the disease; the goal should be to cure the disease (the wrong life), not just suppress the symptoms. Another questioner points out apparent contradictions in spiritual teachings, citing examples from the Gita and Acharya Prashant's own words. Acharya Prashant explains that these are not contradictions. The words are for the listener, and since listeners are different and internally fragmented, the words must also vary. You are not one; you are a bundle of contradictions. Therefore, the Guru speaks to different parts of you in different ways, all with the single aim of making you whole. The words are a means, not the end. The truth is not in the words, but the words are meant to take you to the truth. In response to another question, Acharya Prashant clarifies that "Meera" represents the ego that wants to become pure, and "Krishna" is the purest state of consciousness. The union of Meera and Krishna signifies the consciousness becoming maximally pure. He explains the prayer "O Ram, save me from myself" by referencing the Upanishadic teaching that the mind is the cause of both bondage and liberation. We are our own biggest enemies, and the destruction we cause ourselves is far greater than any harm an outsider could inflict.