Acharya Prashant clarifies that Sat Chit Ananda is not a characteristic of the truth itself, but rather the final state of the mind as it relaxes into the truth. While the absolute is not a state, a seeker may perceive it as such because they are currently in a state. He uses the analogy of health to explain that while truth cannot be known directly, one's adherence to it can be judged by the condition of the mind. A mind infected with fear, jealousy, and insecurity is clearly dissociated from the truth, whereas Sat Chit Ananda serves as a sign of abiding in it. Regarding the knowledge of Shiva, he explains that Shiva is not an object or deity to be known about; rather, the act of knowing itself is Shivaness. One should focus on knowing the world and the self, as this knowing is the expression of the absolute. He emphasizes that the absolute should be made the only goal because the human constitution is such that it cannot live without goals. Even if the absolute is beyond being a goal, one must treat it as the highest inspiration to move toward it. On the stillness of the mind, Acharya Prashant asserts that the mind will never agree to be still by its own nature. Instead, stillness is achieved by showing the mind the foolishness of its movements. By using discretion to prove that every direction the mind wants to travel is wrong or harmful, the mind is stalled. This is not the inherent stillness of a monk, but a stillness born of realizing that movement is unproductive. He concludes that the seeker and the mind are currently one, and stillness comes only when one sees the danger in moving and getting hurt, thereby learning from experience.
