Acharya Prashant responds to a question about self-deception and how to be true to oneself. The questioner cites a line from Shankaracharya, "Nishchala Tattve Jeevan Muktihi," which means liberation is in the unwavering principle, and asks how to be honest and sincere in the unfolding journey of life. Acharya Prashant's simple advice is to "do the best you can." He explains that the question itself arises from a point of limitation and assumes the existence of choices. From this limited standpoint, one cannot be forced to admit choicelessness. Since the questioner perceives many choices, the guidance is to go for the best choice according to one's own best judgment. He elaborates that this seemingly simple advice is not easy to follow. Most people lack the integrity to do what is even relatively best. The absolutely best is beyond our grasp, but even the relatively best option, which we often know, is left unattempted. This happens because we fail to muster the courage and are not true to ourselves. Knowing fully well that among the limited options available, one is the best, we still do not choose it. Therefore, when one sees options, one should not ask for the absolute best. Instead, identify the relatively best choice and throw oneself totally into it, forgetting the other options. When asked if moving from a state of choices to choicelessness is an event or a process, Acharya Prashant clarifies that it is a process. He explains that we are people of time, and in time, there are only processes. A result is merely a deception of perception; it is the sudden perception of the effect of a process. The result coexists with the process, but our limited senses cannot perceive it at every moment, so it appears to happen suddenly. Time itself is a measure of change; if you allow things to change rapidly, things happen. When asked about the statement "Aham Brahmasmi" (I am Brahman), he cautions against such grand statements, stating that the common ego, which is full of ambition, anger, and jealousy, is not Brahman. To claim so is a form of double-speak. It is better to be humble and honest about who we really are. He explains that "Aham Brahmasmi" signifies the highest potentiality of the ego (Aham), not its default state. The ego is on a journey whose destination is Brahman (totality). If the journeying one claims to have already reached the destination, they will never arrive.