Acharya Prashant explains that in the Ashtavakra Gita, when Shri Ashtavakra says, 'I am awareness alone,' the emphasis is on the word 'alone' rather than 'awareness.' He clarifies that human identities are typically partial and come in clusters; assuming one identity, such as being a father, automatically brings a crowd of other identities like being a son or a husband. These worldly identities are compared to a virus that brings a multitude of diseases in its wake, filling one's life with unintended burdens and clutter. To be 'alone' is a negation and a rejection of this crowd of identities that suffocate the true nature of the self. The speaker emphasizes that truth must be non-dual because anything dualistic is never alone and is always accompanied by its counterpart. He explains that in the realm of the mind, one cannot exist without two, and two leads to infinity. Therefore, the instruction to be 'alone' is an invitation to be nothing that the mind can conceive. Rather than trying to meditate on abstract concepts like awareness or unity, which are not objects of contemplation, one should meditate on the diverse and fragmented identities they currently hold. By observing how these identities react and unfold in daily life, one can understand the nature of their conditioning.