Acharya Prashant addresses the question of how to know that life is not for personal consumption. He begins by stating that one has been engaging in personal consumption since birth. The real question, he suggests, is not how to know that life is not for personal consumption, but rather how to realize that personal consumption does not bring happiness. He advises looking at one's own life experience of ten to twenty years, which is enough to show that personal consumption and worldly entanglements do not lead to fulfillment. One should not be so foolish as to not understand this after so much suffering. Regarding the statement about knowing 'who is above us,' Acharya Prashant clarifies that it is not necessary to know this; in fact, trying to know can be dangerous. It is sufficient to have the intelligence to see the limits of the world. He explains that 'Bodha' (realization) and 'Buddhi' (intellect) are essentially the same if the intellect is pure. This intelligence helps one understand that while the world is necessary for the body's sustenance, it cannot provide everything, because a person is more than just the body. Even if the body is healthy, the mind can remain desolate and unfulfilled. The foolishness lies in demanding from the world what it cannot give. He does not advocate for completely renouncing the world, as the body itself is material and needs the world. The wisdom is in knowing the limit to which the world is useful and engaging with it to that extent. Beyond that limit, one must reside in oneself. This 'being in oneself' is what is metaphorically referred to as the 'higher' or 'above.' It signifies the internal, the non-worldly, or the metaphysical. It is a negation of exclusive reliance on the external world, not necessarily a reference to a godly entity.