Acharya Prashant responds to a question about understanding Karma and right action for a common person who lives a life of compulsion based on societal conditioning. He agrees that given our society, families, and education system, we often drift along, making irreversible decisions that captivate us. However, he asserts that wisdom is easily available at every point in life, especially in India. The fundamental question of 'what to do,' 'what to choose,' and 'what's worth living for' has always been at the heart of all spiritual pursuits, not just in the teachings of Shri Krishna, but in all scriptures and from all sages and seers. If these ideas feel new to someone, it implies they have been misguided, either by never willingly seeking out the great, ubiquitous spiritual books or by willingly choosing the wrong kind of teachers and books. This abundance of false teaching is dangerous. When asked how one can break out of this vicious circle of conditioned action, Acharya Prashant explains that the question 'how' is mischievous. It is a trick of the ego, which wants a method to escape its predicament without challenging the actor itself. The actor wants to remain as they are and simply be guided out of their situation. He states that all methods and advice that focus on 'how to' are bound to fail and will actually deteriorate the situation. This is what bad teaching does: it offers methods like 'how to be better' or 'how to make the right decisions.' The ego is not to be reformed or given tricks; it needs to be introduced to its own reality. It needs to look at itself in the mirror and see that it is needlessly ugly and suffering. This requires courage, but it is a simple thing. Acharya Prashant further clarifies the concept of joy, stating it is often falsely equated with happiness. Joy is not happiness at all; it is freedom. The happiness most people know is fleeting, always threatened by misery, and needs protection. This pursuit of fleeting happiness is a result of false spirituality. The first step is a ruthless and honest observation of who one is and how one is living. Liberation is not a destination to go to; one must focus on their immediate reality of slavery and bondage. People avoid looking at their real problem, their 'handcuffs,' because their very identity is linked to those bondages. There is a mutual, knowing conspiracy to not call out each other's bondages in order to belong. To break free, one must first honestly acknowledge where the bondages are.