Acharya Prashant explains Lao Tzu's teaching that to remove the internal falsehood, one must remove the external objects and subjects that the falsehood relies upon for support. He emphasizes that as long as the contents of the mind—the subjects and memories—remain the same, the individual will remain unchanged. To truly transform or improve oneself, one must let go of the memories and knowledge that define their current personality. He asserts that memory is not permanent but is maintained through conscious effort or unconscious self-interest; therefore, letting go of this effort allows the memory, and consequently the old self, to dissolve.