Acharya Prashant addresses the question of how to live a carefree and elevated life despite the fear, guilt, and suffering arising from past actions. He begins by correcting the questioner's premise, stating that it is not necessarily true that the doer is the one who suffers. He clarifies that one suffers the consequences of an action only if the person who committed the act remains the same. If the doer transforms or metaphorically "dies," then there is no one left to suffer. To experience the repercussions, one must remain the same person who performed the initial action. The speaker explains that the reason people fear the consequences of their past is that they are still the same person they were in the past. He uses the analogy of a boomerang: if you throw it and move from your spot, it won't hit you upon its return. The solution, therefore, is to not remain where you were. He further links fear and greed, stating they are two sides of the same coin. The very things that tempt you are the same things that cause you fear. The one who is tempted will inevitably be afraid, and the one who is afraid will be tempted even more. To be free from the fruits of past karma, one must not remain the person who performed those actions. This is achieved by moving forward and transcending the past, not by trying to solve or fight it. Fighting the past is futile because you yourself are the past. Acharya Prashant distinguishes between changing and transcending: changing is like moving from one cell to another within the same prison, whereas transcending is breaking free from the prison altogether. He notes that consciousness is not bound by time, unlike the body and memory. If you identify with consciousness, you can move beyond the past. He criticizes the tendency of people to feel ashamed of being better and the societal pressure to remain the same. People often feel obligated to present their old selves to old acquaintances, fearing judgment for having changed. He points out the absurdity of taking pride in not changing over the years, a sentiment often glorified in popular culture. There is no moral obligation to remain the same person you were decades ago. The key is to transcend, to move on, and not be bound by the person you once were.