Acharya Prashant addresses the concerns of a parent regarding the conditioning of a child by schools and society. He explains that parents often operate from a state of continuity, where the same self that made unwise decisions in the past attempts to 'fix' the situation with more unwise plans. He asserts that it is impossible to truly save a child from conditioning because the world itself is distorted and the parents themselves are conditioned. He emphasizes that the belief that one can manage or strategize a child's future while remaining the same person is a delusion that only causes deeper harm. He suggests that the first step for a parent is to acknowledge the gravity and horror of the situation without seeking immediate escapes or convenient actions. Instead of focusing on academic subjects or school discipline, the parent must focus on their own growth and transformation. Acharya Prashant argues that right action is not a planned prescription but a natural outcome of a holistic realization of reality. He points out that parents often destroy their children in the name of seeking goodness for them because they act from the same center of ignorance that created the problem. Finally, he highlights that having a child is an opportunity for the parents to grow up. He encourages being vulnerable to the suffering and the reality of the world, such as the impacts of climate change, rather than retreating into limited family interests. The only way to be of use to a child is for the parent to undergo a total transformation and grow alongside the child, rather than acting as a 'doctor' when they are themselves the 'patient.'
