Acharya Prashant responds to a question about why he seems to reject meditation techniques, even though many 20th-century enlightened masters found them necessary for calming the mind initially. He begins by stating that he dislikes dishonesty. He clarifies that he has never completely rejected techniques; rather, his objection is less with the techniques themselves and more with the dishonest mind that uses them. He has extensively explained the dangers associated with these techniques in his previous talks and writings. To illustrate his point, he uses an analogy of a father who wants his child to learn to swim, but the child is afraid of drowning. The father takes the child to a swimming coach. The speaker equates seekers to children who are afraid of drowning, as meditation requires one to dive deep. The coach suggests starting in a shallow kids' pool, only two and a half feet deep. This pool has various aids like air-filled tires, tubes, and floaters to prevent drowning. These aids, like meditation techniques, are meant to save you from drowning. However, as long as they are present, you cannot truly learn to swim. The father, thinking his duty is done, leaves the child with the coach. The child (the seeker) goes to the pool daily, but even after ten years, he is still in the shallow pool, using floaters or just dangling his feet in the water. This is what happens with meditation techniques. They are created to be used for a short period, perhaps a few months, after which one should discard them and jump into the real pool. The real pool is life itself, which is deep and offers no such aids or supports. In life, you have to let go of everything. Acharya Prashant argues that people get stuck with these techniques for years, and this is where the dishonesty lies. The technique, which should be a tool for meditation, becomes a conspiracy against meditation. He asserts that calling it a 'meditation technique' is a lie; it is a 'technique against meditation'. His love for meditation is why he wants people to abandon these techniques as soon as possible. He questions those who have been using the same technique for twenty years, calling them dishonest. The purpose of meditation techniques is to prepare one to enter life meditatively, so that all twenty-four hours become meditative. People cling to the techniques because they don't want meditation to permeate their entire lives, as it poses a threat to their ego, attachments, greed, and desires. They confine meditation to a specific time and place, like half an hour a day. Therefore, his problem is not with the methods of meditation but with the dishonesty of the person who uses them as a crutch.