Acharya Prashant addresses a question about the meaning of two couplets: "Without the company of truth, there is no discretion, and without the grace of Ram, it is not easily attainable," and "If God is angry, the Guru is a refuge, but if the Guru is angry, there is no refuge." He explains that to understand the grace of Ram, one must first understand who Ram is, quoting the verse, "Ram is the form of Brahman, the ultimate reality." Therefore, the grace of Ram is the grace of Brahman. He clarifies that Brahman is not a person or any physical or non-physical power; it is invisible, unknowable, and unthinkable. To understand its grace, one must refer to the Vedantic method of 'neti-neti' (not this, not that). The speaker elaborates that the ego considers itself a great wrestler, believing that anything beneficial for it must be either done by itself or at least within its knowledge and control. The ego is afraid of anything it cannot comprehend or manage. If something good happens to it for an unknown reason, the ego becomes suspicious. This ego, with its self-created boundaries of knowledge, relationships, and power, is the very source of suffering—it is a self-made prison. The ego's true welfare lies in the demolition of these self-imposed walls. The grace of Ram, therefore, is to allow something beyond one's control to happen, to bow down to something far greater than oneself. The ego's nature is to resist anything different from itself, constantly fortifying its prison, but true well-being comes from breaking these barriers. Acharya Prashant further explains that understanding spiritual truths requires not just intelligence but courage and love. He dismisses the notion that the path of knowledge is only for the intelligent, stating that when people claim not to understand, the real issue is often a lack of courage or love. He quotes Ramana Maharshi, "Devotion is the mother of knowledge," emphasizing that knowledge cannot arise without love. This is where the importance of Satsang, or the company of truth, comes in. Satsang acts as a catalyst, providing a living proof—the Guru—that a different, liberated way of life is possible. The Guru's existence shatters the ego's arguments that such a life is impractical or will lead to loss. The Guru's very being is a testament that it is possible. Therefore, Satsang is not merely listening to a sermon from within one's fortress; it is about opening the doors and going to the Truth, because the Truth will not enter the ego's impure domain.