Acharya Prashant begins by stating that the external may appear special and distinct, but its work is only done if it opens up the internal. Once the internal is opened, the external is no longer extraordinary. He explains that whatever begins must gain completion; nothing begins just to remain begun. This is illustrated through the Indian concept of Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver), and Shiva (the dissolver). Shiva is considered the highest not because he creates, but because he dissolves. Shiva has no interest in creation itself; rather, he prepares the ground for creation by flattening everything that was ever created. Rishikesh is described as the city of Shiva, the city of ending. The Ganga river symbolically arises from Shiva's forehead. Therefore, one should come to Rishikesh to stop, not to commence another beginning. While there are many cities for beginnings, Rishikesh is for ending. Humans are caught in a cycle of endless new beginnings—a new book, a new woman, a new movie. Things must end somewhere, and there is no better place to end than Rishikesh. The spiritual journey is about having been through Brahma and Vishnu, and now it is time to meet Shiva. This is a natural progression, and only after going through various gods and goddesses does one ultimately come to Shiva. If one comes to Rishikesh and meets various gods, goddesses, swamis, and gurus but does not meet Shiva, the visit remains meaningless. Shiva is annihilation, a full stop, and every full stop is the ground for an infinite universe. The Ganga is symbolically a representation of stillness, not flow; it comes from nowhere, which means ceasing or stopping. Shiva does not like too much of Brahma and Vishnu, treating them like infants who run to him to resolve their petty disputes. All the business of beginning, coming, thinking, continuing, and maintaining is a joke to Shiva. When it becomes a serious preoccupation, Shiva ends it with a blink of his third eye. He states, "I am Rishikesh, Rishikesh means nothing. Nothing means Rishikesh." If Rishikesh is anything for you, you are keeping Shiva waiting. Rishikesh must become nothing, and when it is gone, Shiva will be there. Acharya Prashant explains that distinctions are a burden on the mind. It is wonderful when all distinctions from A to Z become one, and even better when they become nothing, as the mind is then totally free. A mark of spirituality is to not create distinctions or to have anything extraordinary. He points out that the place they are in, the lights, and the music are all designed to be extraordinary. The Ganga was ordinary as long as it was natural; now it is social. The Ganga one sees is society's Ganga, not Shiva's Ganga. All of this is carefully designed to be spiritual, but spirituality does not come by design. Shiva never goes to take a dip in the Ganga; he is the origin of all Gangas. Where there is Shiva, there is freedom and no planning. Shiva does not live a designed life; nothing about him is ready-made, man-made, fabricated, or cultivated. That is what Shiva is.