Acharya Prashant begins by leading the audience in a prayer: "In the light of self-knowledge, renounce all blind actions. Become hopeless and merciless, let there just be a war free from affliction." He then welcomes everyone and opens the session for questions. A questioner asks if the "Gita Deepotsav" (Gita Festival of Lights) implies that self-knowledge itself is the true festival. Acharya Prashant affirms this, explaining that the purpose of any festival or celebration is to ignite the inner lamp. He states that even if a hundred suns were to shine externally, the value of one inner lamp is far greater. The materials for this inner lamp—the lamp, oil, and wick—are always available to every human being, but the flame is often missing. The true festival is the ignition of this inner flame. He elaborates on two correct and two incorrect reasons for celebrating. The right reasons are when the outer celebration is either a reflection of an already ignited inner light or a means to facilitate that inner ignition. The wrong reasons are when one creates a dazzling external display to hide the deep inner darkness, or worse, does so consciously to deceive oneself and others. Celebrating is an action (karma), and according to the Gita, knowledge (gyan) must precede action. Therefore, to truly celebrate a festival, one must first know its meaning, which is to know oneself through self-knowledge. Acharya Prashant explains that Diwali is celebrated on Amavasya (the new moon night), which symbolizes facing one's inner darkness. This darkness is the ego. Lighting the lamp (diya) symbolizes knowing this darkness. The antidote to ignorance is knowledge. Therefore, the true way to celebrate Diwali is through self-contemplation—examining one's life, decisions, relationships, and emotions. This is the process of dispelling the inner darkness of the ego. When this darkness is cut, a great, natural joy arises from within, which is the real celebration and the true meaning of being religious.