A questioner shares his spiritual journey, explaining that after an initial 'high' from reading about spiritual figures and scriptures like the Upanishads, he felt he knew everything and practiced celibacy (Brahmacharya). However, this phase ended, and he fell back into old habits like masturbation. He feels he only has an interest (ruchi) in spirituality, not a true longing for liberation (mumukshu), and asks Acharya Prashant if meditation is the right path for him now. Acharya Prashant explains that the questioner is preoccupied with masturbation because he considers it a significant issue. The real problem, however, is the absence of the 'big thing'—Love or Truth—in his life, which leads him to seek cheap thrills. The focus should not be on the cheap thrill itself but on the absence of the great Love. When one is engaged in the fight for the great Love, such small things stop mattering. He clarifies that this doesn't mean these bodily habits will cease entirely, but one will stop caring so much about them. He uses the analogy of humans having a 'chimpanzee's body,' and since monkeys masturbate, it is part of the biological self. It will take time to be freed from this biological conditioning. Acharya Prashant states that when you are in the right endeavor, you stop caring about these small things, and when you stop caring, you often find you also stop caring to do them. The question about masturbation arises from the same place as the act itself—a mind that finds it charming and important. He advises the questioner to take up the 'big fight' for Truth so completely that masturbation is no longer considered important. Regarding why he doesn't prescribe specific methods like chanting or meditation as other masters do, he explains that Vedanta is the height of liberalism. It does not impose a path but removes the blindfolds, leaving one free to see and decide for themselves. It would be an insult to tell someone with eyesight what to do. If one lacks love, the first step is to suffer and feel jealous of those who know love, to see what one is missing out on. This jealousy, he suggests, is a good starting point. He concludes that love is already within, but it is hidden. By giving yourself to the right thing, you will forget all about cheap titillations.