Acharya Prashant defines trust as a mental state where the mind asserts that something is a certain way. He explains that this state of 'it is like this' can arise from two sources: belief or knowing. Belief is based on hearsay and borrowed information, such as the historical belief that the Earth was flat. Because belief is not rooted in personal understanding, it is fragile and inevitably leads to heartbreak and disappointment when reality contradicts it. He asserts that every belief is essentially a form of blind faith that is prone to being shattered. In contrast, trust based on knowing comes from one's own direct understanding and experience. This form of trust is unbreakable and does not lead to suffering because it is grounded in truth. Acharya Prashant observes that people often suffer because they accept concepts about career, success, marriage, and happiness based on what others have told them without investigating for themselves. He uses the metaphor of someone claiming coconuts grow on grass to illustrate how laziness and emotional attachment prevent people from verifying the truth, leading to a life spent chasing illusions. He advises against being cynical or doubting everything, but emphasizes the importance of using one's own vision to see things as they are. He points out that the world is full of broken-hearted people who acted on blind faith and were shocked when reality finally surfaced. To avoid this, one must stop being a passive recipient of information and instead take the initiative to 'look out the window' and verify the facts of life personally. True resolution lies in reducing belief and increasing direct knowing.