Acharya Prashant explains that the spiritual path is not about attaining truth but about destroying the self. He questions the very act of searching, stating that one only searches for what one already possesses. To search for something completely unknown is impossible, as there would be no motivation for it. This is why people search for peace, because they have a memory of it, even if it's forgotten. He criticizes the societal conditioning that pressures individuals to "become something." When parents ask a child, "What will you become when you grow up?", they are instilling the idea of incompleteness. This drive to become something, he argues, makes one a destroyer. The entire process of "becoming" is violent. Instead of asking what one has gained, one should ask what one has lost. He humorously adds that he has lost the company of fools. True spirituality is not about finding pleasure or fun; anyone who claims so is a fake person. Using the metaphor of a bird trapped in a large room, Acharya Prashant illustrates the human condition. The bird (the ego) is trapped but seeks safety in various hiding spots within the room (the cage). When someone (the Guru) tries to free it, the bird perceives them as a threat and runs in many directions, all of which are still within the confines of its bondage. Liberation is one—the open sky—but the paths of bondage are many. This is why sages like Ashtavakra and Shri Krishna have to explain the one truth in countless ways, to counter the innumerable ways the ego tries to hide. The speaker emphasizes that the entire spiritual process is one of negation ("Neti Neti"), of shedding what is false, not acquiring something new. It is about dissolution, not accumulation. He explains that the scriptures talk about 'bhava' (existence), 'abhava' (non-existence), and 'vikar' (change/modification). All these are natural processes. The desire to "become" is a desire for change, which is a violent act. Spirituality is about "unbecoming" what you have falsely become. The goal is to realize that what you are searching for is already within you. This realization ends the futile search, destroys the afflictions, and leaves one without the desire for modification, which is the state of peace.