Acharya Prashant explains that one's true nature is characterized by the pursuit of completeness and understanding. He defines nature as that which exists within an individual without being taught, conditioned, or influenced by external factors. When a person feels incomplete or fails to understand something, they experience discomfort, which indicates that their inherent nature seeks realization and wholeness. Regarding the awareness of patterns and conditioning, he asserts that the very experience of pain or happiness is evidence that one has become aware. The critical question is not just about knowing, but what one does once that awareness arises. He emphasizes that seeing and changing are simultaneous processes; if there is no transformation, the seeing itself is incomplete. Conviction in one's understanding grows only when accompanied by actual change. He further clarifies that as one moves closer to their natural state of joy, suffering becomes more apparent and distinct. Therefore, the extent to which one has truly understood something is reflected in the extent to which they have changed.