Acharya Prashant addresses the question of why resolutions to improve life often fail. He explains that the flaw is not in the resolution itself, but in the lack of patience and love. One should not expect a resolution to bear fruit in one, five, or even five hundred attempts. What is required is a deep love for one's own well-being, which in turn brings immense patience. This love fosters the determination to persist, with the understanding that the work must be done, even if it takes a thousand attempts, because there is no other alternative. He emphasizes that this path of self-betterment is one without any other option, using the analogy of physical survival: just as a person continues to breathe even when terminally ill, one must continue the effort for inner well-being. If even a quarter of the love shown for physical well-being is directed inward, one can go very far. He cautions against false consolations of guaranteed success, stating that one must be prepared for hundreds of defeats. Even in ordinary worldly love, like a mother's for her child, great patience is observed. The preciousness of the goal makes one endure. Acharya Prashant redefines the concept of victory in this context. He clarifies that victory is not about achieving a specific state or experience like enlightenment or liberation. The true victory lies in the endless effort itself. This spiritual game is not about scoring points but about remaining in the field until the very end. The only way to lose is to quit. As long as one keeps getting up after every fall, one is winning. This state of having no alternative, of endless, loving effort without keeping any escape routes, is what can be called liberation.
