Acharya Prashant explains that the common understanding of living mindfully or with awareness is often flawed. He clarifies that true awareness is not about the ego exercising personal intelligence, logic, or control over one's actions. Instead, genuine awareness means surrendering the ego to the ultimate truth that it seeks. In this state, one stops being the personal judge of every thought and action and instead allows a higher consciousness to lead. He describes this spiritual awareness as a form of 'unconsciousness' from a worldly perspective, where one is no longer obsessed with self-regulation or monitoring every step.