Acharya Prashant addresses a question about controlling anxiety, specifically related to a physiological condition called hyperhidrosis. He begins by advising that if the problem stems from a physiological reason, a medical practitioner's advice is best. However, he then shifts to the psychological dimension of the issue. He states, "I'm sweating right now probably as much as you do. It's just that I don't care for it. And that ends it." This illustrates his central point that the problem is not the physical symptom itself, but the attention and care given to it. The speaker explains that we have no control over many aspects of life, such as what our body does, what circumstances or chance may bring, our birth, and likely our death. There is so much in life that we have no handle over. We cannot control when the next earthquake or tsunami might hit. These are things that happen to us randomly. Despite this lack of control over external events, Acharya Prashant emphasizes that there is one thing we can choose, and that one thing is everything. We can decide what we care for and what we ignore. If one cannot ignore all the trivia in life, life will enslave them. He suggests that even the body should be considered an outsider. Things can happen to the body, like a virus infection, without our permission. However, he asserts that we have the freedom and authority to not let anything infect us inwardly without our consent. This power to choose is what defines a human being. To illustrate this, he uses several examples. Just as a virus infects the body without permission, we must not allow any external event to infect our inner state without our consent. He mentions Roger Federer, who played through pain, demonstrating that what is important can override physical discomfort. He contrasts human beings with animals; an animal ruled by instinct will eat when hungry, but a human can choose to fast, demonstrating the power of consciousness over the body. This choice is the characteristic of consciousness. The question then becomes whether you want to use your body or be used by your body. Consciousness should decide the destination, and the body should be the vehicle to reach it, not the ruler.