Acharya Prashant addresses a question based on a verse from the Paramhansa Gita, which states that the householder's life (Grihasthashram) is a field of action (karmabhumi) where actions are never fully eradicated because the home is a basket of desires. The questioner asks for the right course of action for a householder, especially when daily life seems to obstruct spiritual practice (sadhana). Acharya Prashant begins by challenging the premise of the question, stating that there is no such thing as compulsion. He points out that the questioner uses the language of compulsion, implying that one *has* to dedicate time to daily chores. He clarifies that this is a choice, not a compulsion. One has the choice to dedicate their time to either worldly tasks or to liberation and spirituality. If you choose to prioritize worldly tasks like buying vegetables, you will get good vegetables. If you choose Truth and liberation, you will get that. He criticizes the approach of first making a decision to prioritize worldly life and then asking for a remedy, stating that there is no solution for a decision that has already been made. He likens this to someone deciding to break their own head and then asking for a remedy. He further explains that this behavior is a childish trick often learned from family dynamics, where one does what they want and then seeks approval from elders, expecting them to accept it. However, this does not work in spirituality. In the spiritual realm, which is like a mirror, you face the exact consequences of your choices without any concession. The speaker refutes the perceived conflict between spirituality and the householder's life. He explains that everyone living on Earth is a householder, as they all have a physical home. The real distinction is not between a householder and a renunciate, but between different kinds of householders. Using the analogy of a car's headlights, Acharya Prashant explains that spirituality is not an obstacle to the householder's life but an essential aid. Just as headlights are necessary to navigate a journey in the dark, spirituality is necessary to navigate the journey of life. To see spirituality as an obstacle is as foolish as thinking headlights obstruct a car's path. He concludes that spirituality is essential for a householder's life to be lived well. The difference lies in whether one is a householder with spirituality (with the headlights on) or without it (with the headlights off). The latter's life is filled with chaos and misery. The advice is to be a householder externally while remaining inwardly established in the Self (Atmastha).