Acharya Prashant begins by posing a fundamental question about our actions: "Will what I am doing save me?" He differentiates between actions done for self-preservation and those done for the continuation or furtherance of what one already is. He explains that if an action is performed for the sake of continuation, furtherance, or sustenance of the self, it is considered an escape. An activity is defined as an escape when it serves to protect, strengthen, or ensure the security of your current self. The speaker asserts that ninety-nine percent of our daily activities are of this nature. We perform them while remaining who we are. Since these activities originate from our current state of being, they cannot change us. Any activity that maintains or enhances your being is an escape. What one is truly escaping from is change—the imminent change that is about to come. This change, he states, is life itself. He uses the metaphor of the self as a solid, frozen structure that wants to escape its own dissolution, transformation, and mutation. This desire to escape changing is why the term 'escape' is used. Conversely, an activity that is not an escape is one that does not arise from your current being but rather transforms it. He illustrates this with the example of food. The ordinary food you eat is what you want to eat, stemming from your mental structure, and thus it cannot change you; it only reinforces who you are. This is an escape. However, there is another kind of food, like fruits or medicine, which is not a continuation of your being but will change you. This is not an escape. The speaker concludes that for many, their entire life is an escape because they are not engaged in activities that can truly change them. An activity that can change you is one that you are not accustomed to. He challenges the listeners to reflect on whether they are seeking to continue their old patterns or to find something that will truly change them.