Acharya Prashant addresses the question of how to control the mind by first questioning who it is that wants to control the mind. He explains that the entity attempting to control the mind, the 'I', is not separate from the mind itself. The mind is described as a shadow of the 'I'; just as you cannot control your shadow directly, you cannot control your mind. To change the shadow, you must change yourself. This is likened to trying to change your reflection in a mirror; you must change your face for the reflection to change. The speaker notes that while this question is common, and many solutions are sold in the marketplace, the question itself is fundamentally flawed. The mind is defined as the 'weather' of the 'I' or the activity that revolves around the 'I'. The nature of the mind is determined by what you have understood yourself to be and what you have attached yourself to. If you have a wrong understanding of yourself, your mind cannot be right. The turmoil of the mind is the direct consequence, the fruit of the action, of what you have made yourself to be. If you stand in mud, you cannot expect the surroundings to be fragrant; you must move from where you are standing. Similarly, if you hold an identity of being weak and needing security, your mind will be filled with fear. You cannot control the fear while clinging to the identity that causes it. The speaker emphasizes that the mind is consciousness, encompassing the emotions, thoughts, and reactions that arise. At the center of all these is 'you'. The problem is the stubborn insistence on remaining the same while wanting the mind to change, which is impossible. The solution is to change yourself, and the mind will change accordingly. Spirituality is presented as the path to understanding this. It offers two ways: either make yourself complete or finish yourself entirely. In both these states, one is freed from false identities and the resulting turmoil. The root of the problem is considering oneself as partial or incomplete, which preserves the 'I' and its associated troubles.