Acharya Prashant addresses the concepts of positivity and negativity by first using a practical example. He offers a small object to an audience member and explains that if he gives it, he is perceived as 'positive', and if he withholds it, he is 'negative'. He points out that this entire discussion misses the fundamental question of whether the object of desire is needed at all. The problem is not about being positive or negative, but about not knowing the reality of oneself or the object of desire. He elaborates that both positive and negative people are centered on their desires. A positive person is hopeful that their desires will be fulfilled, while a negative person is hopeless about it. However, both want the same thing. The real issue, which is often ignored, is the nature of the desire itself and whether its fulfillment is of any real benefit. He questions, "What will you get from the thing you are desiring?" Acharya Prashant describes the modern emphasis on positivity as a toxic "cult" that has emerged in the last 50-100 years. He explains that positivity is linked to hope, which is fueled by desire, and desire requires an object. This system is driven by the industrial-corporate complex, which needs to create endless desires in people to sell its products. He asserts that our desires are not our own; they are implanted in us by a cunning system through conditioning. This conditioning, he explains, is carried out through media, advertisements, and movies. He gives the example of a cricket match being a filler between advertisements, which are the main point. Similarly, movies constantly portray a lifestyle of wealth to make the audience desire it. He contrasts this with spiritual wisdom, quoting the Bhagavad Gita where Shri Krishna advises becoming hopeless ('Nirashi') and egoless ('Nirmamo'), and Ashtavakra, who calls hope the ultimate suffering. The real spiritual practice is not about searching for the truth, which is already present, but about recognizing and discarding the false. He concludes by quoting Kabir Saheb: "Your master is within your house, why do you open your eyes outside?"