Acharya Prashant addresses the question of why one is unable to start new work. He explains that the beginning of everything must be done every moment. If life is new every moment, then its beginning must also be new every moment. He advises against framing the problem as merely an inability to start, as this implies that once started, the work will continue on its own. He refutes this notion of continuity, stating that every task must be approached anew at every moment. Using the example of his own speech, he clarifies that it's not enough to just start; one must be alert with every word, as each word is new and as important as the beginning itself. The speaker reframes the questioner's problem: the issue is not the inability to start, but that the right action is not happening at all. The real question should be, "Why is it that what should happen, doesn't happen?" He answers that the person themselves is the obstacle. The work is ready to happen, but you are standing in the way. If you step aside, the work will happen. This obstacle is the ego, the sense of 'I-ness' (aham-vritti), the feeling of being the doer. You say, "I will do it," but the law of life is that what needs to happen, happens on its own; your 'doing' is not required. This very feeling of "I will do it" stops all happening. Your works don't get done precisely because you are trying to do them. If you stop trying, all work will be done. You are the obstacle in your own path. Step aside, and the beginning is already there. To truly listen, for instance, you must be empty and remove yourself; then the event of listening happens on its own. He urges the questioner to focus on understanding, on being in love with life, and on being immersed in the present moment. If you are in love with the present, the right action will happen on its own. Don't worry about the results; care for the present moment. The attraction of the future makes you forget that life is now. This entire problem stems from a misunderstanding of life, a result of wrong upbringing and conditioning.