Acharya Prashant explains the distinction between two levels of being: the dualistic and the non-dualistic. Dualistic being belongs to the material world, which can be perceived by the senses and analyzed by the mind. Knowledge in this realm is objective, verifiable, and transferable, such as scientific facts about chlorophyll. In contrast, non-dualistic being is realized through attention and is termed as 'knowing' or 'realization.' This realization is subjectless and objectless, making it non-transferable and unverifiable by external standards. He notes that while society rewards material knowledge with honors like the Nobel Prize, it lacks the capacity to recognize or respect the profound silence and realization of a seeker. The speaker emphasizes that our current sensory and intellectual systems are designed only for the material world. We are like a person born blind who cannot conceive of color; however, the existence of those who have lived deeply meaningful lives beyond the material serves as proof of a higher reality. Acharya Prashant clarifies that the scriptures do not deny the body but invite us to explore a different kind of being. He explains that in the non-dual realm, the process is reversed: seeing the truth is what opens the eyes. This 'seeing' is not about perceiving a new object but about the clearing of the 'sleep' or intoxication caused by valuing trivial material things. Finally, he argues that valuing knowledge above all else is equivalent to valuing matter, which limits a person to a physical identity. Such a life is characterized by the qualities of matter—it is limited, subject to gain and loss, and ultimately joyless. True realization comes from investigating the worth of what we currently deem important. As one recognizes the insignificance of material attachments, a sense of lightness, fearlessness, and playfulness emerges. This state is not a mental concept or a physical object but a fundamental shift in how one exists in the world.