Acharya Prashant addresses a question regarding Arjuna's desire to withdraw from the Kurukshetra war, explaining that Arjuna's initial refusal to fight was not a sign of non-violence but of deep-seated attachment and ego. He clarifies that true liberation cannot be achieved by running away from one's duties or by hiding in a cave to meditate while carrying the bondages of 'mine' and 'thine'. Liberation is the freedom from these very bondages of personal relationships and bodily identification. Arjuna's attachment to his relatives was a form of violence rooted in the ego, which divides the world into 'one's own' and 'others'. By urging Arjuna to fight, Shri Krishna was guiding him toward the purest form of non-violence, which involves acting according to Truth rather than personal prejudices. The speaker critiques the common, superficial definitions of non-violence that equate it merely with avoiding physical harm. He argues that staying silent in the face of unrighteousness to avoid conflict is a sign of weakness, not spirituality. True non-violence requires the strength to stand for the Truth, even if it causes temporary pain or requires a difficult struggle. He explains that the Mahabharata was not a private family dispute but a necessary struggle for the future of the nation against unrighteousness. Arjuna's participation in the war was an internal practice where each arrow shot represented the destruction of his old, limited self. By the end of the Gita, the Arjuna of the first chapter—bound by family ties and fear—is dead, and a new Arjuna, devoted solely to the Truth, is born.