Acharya Prashant addresses the question of what is meant by 'leaving the world'. He begins by stating that this is not a transactional process where one leaves something to gain joy. If it were so simple, like an exchange offer, everyone would have taken the deal and been full of joy. The speaker clarifies that this is not what the Ashtavakra Gita says. The concept of 'the world' is explained as a personal and subjective construct. When one speaks of 'the world', it refers to a favorite set of objects, people, and ideas that constitute one's personal reality. Each individual lives in their own private, personal world, which is why even when using the same words like 'love' or 'honesty', people mean different things. This fundamental difference in personal worlds makes ordinary communication superficial. We all live in our personal worlds, which are essentially our limitations and pettiness. Therefore, when Ashtavakra says to 'leave the world', he means to leave this personal, limited, and petty self. It is an instruction to get rid of one's smallness. The speaker connects this to love, explaining that the ego's entire purpose is to avoid love because love is the death of the ego. While attachment feeds the ego, love dissolves it. People are afraid of love and the really lovable because it threatens their false self. For the ego's fakeness to survive, distance and separation are important. This is why people talk so much; it's a way to maintain separation and avoid the discomfort of silent communion. True communication can only happen through love, which is a state of silence. To love oneself is to have a loving relationship with oneself in silence, which is meditation.