Acharya Prashant explains that the ego exists in three states: waking, dreaming, and deep sleep, known as Vaishvanara, Taijasa, and Prajna. While these states appear different on the surface, they are fundamentally the same because they are all rooted in unconsciousness. He clarifies that the waking state is only distinct because it offers the possibility of awakening through self-observation, whereas the dreaming state lacks this potential. In dreams, the mind merely recycles past experiences and impressions, creating an illusion of novelty by mixing old memories. True novelty lies only in the realization that this recycling is happening. Addressing the concept of 'lucid dreaming,' Acharya Prashant argues that true clarity and dreaming cannot coexist. If one truly realizes a dream is a dream, the dream breaks. He distinguishes between physical pain, which is a bodily sensation, and suffering, which is an experience of the ego. While a person in the waking state can potentially become a witness to their experiences and transcend suffering, this is not possible within the unconsciousness of a dream. He concludes by noting that as one deepens their practice of witnessing in the waking state, the internal storehouse of impressions clears, eventually leading to a state where dreams cease to occur because there is no longer any 'material' left to fuel them.