Acharya Prashant addresses a question about whether pleasure is a necessity for human survival. He explains that pleasure can be understood through an analogy of potential difference. We all operate at a certain level of consciousness, which is our current potential level, but our total potentiality is huge. Pleasure is the flow that occurs when our current state connects to a point of different potential. This flow can be of two types. The first type is the right kind of pleasure, which is an upward flow resulting from connecting to a higher potential. This is the pleasure of ascension, of rising, of flying high, which he terms as "joy." This is the kind of pleasure that is essential. The second type is a downward flow, connecting to a lower potential, which also feels like pleasure but is a kind that sinks you. This includes pleasures from lowly or debauched activities. Unfortunately, this is the kind of pleasure often served by the market, and the word "pleasure" has become synonymous with this fall. Pleasure is greatly important, and we cannot live without it, but we must choose the upward kind. Lowly pleasures are cheap, easily available, and degrade us, such as getting drunk or shirking responsibilities. In contrast, higher pleasures, or joy, are demanding, require discipline and application, like mastering an art or a sport. These are the pleasures that make life worth living. The speaker criticizes the societal notion of being special through competition, arguing that if a million people desire the same thing, it's a common desire. The toughest attainment is to want something that no one else wants. He further explains that our desires often arise without our permission, stemming from conditioning and our bodily configuration, and we become slaves to them. He urges the audience to question the common desires and instead choose the higher kind of pleasure. Spirituality, he concludes, is about having these great pleasures, the kind of joy that is not available to the common person. It is about seeking the highest joys in life, which are tough attainments.