Acharya Prashant responds to a questioner who feels torn between two conflicting parts of their personality: one that is enthusiastic and plans for the future, and another that is lazy and indifferent. This internal conflict causes them tension. Acharya Prashant uses the analogy of a Ferris wheel (charkhi jhoola) to explain this phenomenon. He states that life itself is like this wheel, constantly moving up and down. People pay to ride this wheel for the thrill, screaming with both excitement and fear, and this is a metaphor for our lives. The upward movement of the wheel represents the times when we feel we are progressing in life, achieving our goals, gaining wealth, prestige, and knowledge. This is the phase that aligns with the enthusiastic part of the personality. During this ascent, we feel satisfied and believe that we are moving in the right direction, as both worldly and spiritual teachings encourage us to rise. However, we forget that we are merely passengers on a wheel, not rising on our own merit. We are slaves to its motion. Inevitably, the wheel begins its descent, which corresponds to the lazy, unmotivated, and despairing part of the personality. This is not a separate 'bad time' but a continuation of the same cycle. The very swing that took you up is now bringing you down. This is the swing of life, the swing of duality, and the swing of conflict. The problem is not the two parts of the personality but being stuck on this wheel of ups and downs. The speaker contrasts this with a wise person, a true seeker, who understands this cycle. This person does not get on the swing. They know that any method or support rooted in the world (the ground) is limited and cannot lead to the infinite (the sky). Instead of seeking external supports, the wise person looks inward to discover what binds them to the ground—their own 'weight,' which includes the fat of the body and the notions of the mind. The true spiritual path is a rebellion against these self-imposed limitations, driven by a love for the ultimate. This is a struggle against one's own baggage. The speaker warns against 'spiritual entertainment,' which is like riding a bigger, more exciting Ferris wheel. This is more dangerous than ordinary entertainment because it comes with the egoic pride of doing something spiritual, while one is merely indulging the mind. Ultimately, a life without conflict is not possible. One must choose between the internal conflict of being on the wheel of duality or the struggle against the wheel itself. One must endure either the pain of liberation or the pain of imprisonment.