Acharya Prashant addresses a questioner who feels stuck in her spiritual practice of silence. He begins by stating that all stages and states belong to the one who wants to move forward. The one who is troubled, talkative, and restless is the same entity whose state is now silence. This personal state, this personal silence, is what limits us. The statement "I am troubled" causes sadness, and we want to change it because it affects us personally. Similarly, the statement "I am silent" provides personal satisfaction and contentment. However, this satisfaction is also personal. Ultimately, the focus remains on the individual, the "I" or the ego. Who was troubled? "I". Who is silent? "I". In both instances, the "I" is at the center. Undoubtedly, being silent is far better than being talkative, irritable, or fickle. There is no question about that. But if that silence is merely for personal satisfaction, the journey is far from over. Acharya Prashant advises that if one has risen above personal troubles, they should not stop at personal peace. Instead, they should embrace the troubles of the world. He contrasts two paths: one is to overcome personal troubles and then indulge in personal peace, which is a form of selfishness. The other path is to engage with the world's suffering. He uses the analogy of a person who cleans their own house and enjoys their clean room while the world outside is on fire, calling this a selfish act. He further explains that once your own mess is cleaned, you must go out and help clean the mess of others; there is no other way. He points to a tendency in India where there is great emphasis on personal cleanliness—my kitchen, my room—while public spaces remain dirty. This serves as a metaphor for spiritual selfishness. The speaker asserts that personal silence is incomplete. Its true test is in the noise of the world. He encourages the questioner to take her silence and distribute it in the world, to test it. When she tries to teach silence to those who are noisy, they will resist, and that is when her own silence will be tested and strengthened. Life itself is an entanglement, and to imagine one can emerge from it completely unscathed is a fantasy. The personality itself is the entanglement. Therefore, personal silence or personal liberation is just another form of trouble.