Acharya Prashant explains that discretion (Vivek) comes first. If you have chosen the right work through discretion, then immersing yourself in it will be easy and fruitful. Getting immersed in just any work is not called liberation. For example, if someone falls asleep during this conversation, they might get temporary relief, but that is not liberation. Understanding is also a form of spiritual practice (sadhana), a kind of labor. The one who is asleep is not making any effort and might think they are resting while others are fools, but they are not immersed in their work. Discretion comes first; one must know what is worth doing. Then, one must keep a moment-to-moment watch on oneself. Even if a big goal is set, which is always distant, one must ask if they are doing justice to it in the present. There is a great danger in setting a very high and distant goal, as it can become an excuse for dishonesty. If a goal is to be achieved after ten years, one might feel they can sleep now. Your cleverness might be hidden in setting distant goals. If the goal is simple, like drinking water, you cannot be dishonest; you either drink it or you don't. So, first, set a big goal with discretion, and second, which is equally important, constantly watch yourself to see if you are dedicated to that goal in this very moment. A person needs both a distant vision and a focus on the immediate. Those who only see what is close are like people who cannot see far; they take one step correctly but lack alignment with a distant goal. Those who only see the distant may have a great theoretical goal, but their current actions may have no connection to it. A true human is one who holds both together. The goal should be high, but the action towards it must be immediate. The goal can be something that takes infinite time to achieve, but it is necessary to do full justice to that goal in this very moment, as if you have lived infinite time in this moment. Both remoteness (sudūratā) and proximity (samīptā) are needed. Liberation comes first. A liberated person will inevitably do good for everyone; it is not possible for a liberated person to not be of use to others, even if they are in seclusion. This is not a matter of their personal choice or preference, as their personal self is gone. They will see if the collective needs them to be engaged in social work, and they will do it. If they see no need, they will wander wherever they please. Regarding the fear that prevents one from dedicating themselves, the advice is to let it be. Fear is a dirty thing; touching it will make your hands dirty. The desire to fight and conquer fear is an egoic trap. Instead of wasting time and energy fighting it, one should practice neglect (upekṣā), especially towards the impurities of one's own mind. A spiritual person does not fight easily. Like the river Ganga that flows around rocks, one should bypass obstacles. The goal is to meet the ocean, not to fight every rock. One should fight only when an obstacle is so large that there is no other way forward. This happens rarely. But when such a person fights, they fight with all their accumulated energy and are difficult to defeat.