Acharya Prashant addresses the issue of excessive sleep by explaining that sleep should be a reward for a day filled with meaningful and intense work. He suggests that when a person lacks a significant purpose or fails to engage in physical and mental labor, sleep becomes a form of laziness rather than a necessity. He encourages students to fill their time with constructive activities, such as sports, exercise, and deep study, asserting that a body exhausted by honest effort will find natural and restful sleep. He emphasizes that the problem is not sleep itself but a lack of wakefulness and direction in one's life. Regarding the control of anger, he explains the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, stating that anger arises from the frustration of desires. These desires stem from a sense of incompleteness, which is rooted in ignorance of one's true self. He introduces the concept of selfless action, where the individual finds joy in the work itself rather than being dependent on the results. When action is performed with self-knowledge, the possibility of frustration and anger is eliminated because the reward is inherent in the effort. He advises that one must understand their own nature and needs through self-reflection rather than following the crowd, as true potential is realized only when one acts out of clarity rather than social pressure.
