Acharya Prashant explains the concept of equanimity as described in the Bhagavad Gita, where a learned person views a Brahmin, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and an outcaste with an equal eye. He clarifies that this equanimity is not the same as the numbness or lack of consciousness found in inanimate objects, like a raindrop that falls indiscriminately on both sacred and filthy places. Instead, he describes three levels of consciousness: the lowest level which sees no differences due to deadness, the intermediate level which sees only worldly differences and appearances, and the highest level which penetrates beyond appearances to the underlying reality. At this higher level, diversity disappears because one realizes that all appearances are perceived by the same self and originate from the same source. He further explains that all conscious entities, regardless of their outward form or social status, are fundamentally driven by the same search for liberation. Whether it is a learned priest, an eater of dog's meat, or an animal, every life form exists to reach a common ultimate destination. While humans may perceive themselves as more suited for liberation from their own frame of reference, this is a limited perspective. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that when one moves beyond external appearances and comes close to another being, the perceived differences vanish. He concludes that the ability to distinguish and distance oneself from others is what allows for violence and slaughter, whereas true closeness reveals a shared essence that makes such acts impossible.