Acharya Prashant emphasizes that the Bhagavad Gita is a philosophical document of the highest order rather than a collection of stories. Addressing the experience of fear during the process of letting go and meditation, he explains that there is no method or shortcut to avoid it. One must live through this internal conflict, which he describes as passing through hell. He asserts that fear is the smoke arising from the annihilation of the ego; as the accumulated conditioning burns, fear is the inevitable byproduct. He advises dropping the hope of escaping fear, as this hope is what prevents one from becoming free. The experience of fear will remain, but one must be certain of facing it as the price for liberation. Drawing from the poetry of Kabir Saheb, Acharya Prashant compares the mind to wet firewood. Just as wet wood burns slowly and produces excessive smoke, a divided and resistant mind simmers in fear and contradiction. He explains that fear signifies the ego's concern over losing something, though the truth can never be lost. The only remedy for this suffering is to burn down quickly rather than postponing the process through various methods. By facing fears immediately and allowing the ego to be reduced to ashes, one finds the only possible reprieve and is reborn. He encourages the listener to let the process happen here and now, facing the trembling and shivering of the ego to reach a state of transformation.