Acharya Prashant explains that the feelings of restlessness and fear experienced during spiritual awakening are natural and expected. He describes this process as a transition between two levels of the mind. The first level is the ground floor, characterized by ego, memory, logic, competition, and anxiety. The second level is the upper floor, representing the soul, silence, and causeless peace. The ego on the first level feels threatened by the peace of the second level because it believes that success and security can only be achieved through struggle and planning. This conflict creates a state where one feels the beauty of liberation yet simultaneously fears the loss of their old identity.
