Acharya Prashant addresses a question regarding Patanjali's sutra on long-term spiritual practice (Sadhana) and the possibility of boredom. He clarifies that one must practice for a long time not because time itself is needed, but because the nature of the inner battle is to last long. If the battle could be finished in a split second, Patanjali would not have needed to assert the necessity of a long duration. He explains that if Sadhana is seen merely as a set of routine exercises or the repetition of an activity, then there is a danger it will become boring. However, the speaker redefines Sadhana as a battle. It is always against a resisting entity, a challenge. Sadhana is an act of meeting a strong, unyielding, primitive, inner physical force. It is a battle against oneself. Because it is a battle, it tends to last long, and for the same reason, it can never turn boring. Sadhana is highly exciting and adventurous, presenting a new challenge every day. The moment you think you have conquered one aspect of the self, you discover another, more obstinate aspect that stands before you, challenging and taunting you. When you are being taunted, there is excitement, not boredom. Using the analogy of a soldier, Acharya Prashant states that a soldier does not get bored in the middle of a battle. Sadhana is a battle and does not afford the luxury of getting bored. Boredom can only set in if the practice is superficial, if one is not daring enough to penetrate deeply into their own psyche and unravel its unseen parts. If Sadhana becomes boring, it means it needs a fresh dose of sincerity. A challenge, by definition, is a call to engage in a fight to the finish where one side must emerge victorious. If you and the challenge happily coexist, it is no longer a challenge. The real problem is not that we have problems, but that we are unaware of the real problem and comfort ourselves with a false sense of wellness, which prevents us from addressing the deep, lingering issues within.