Acharya Prashant clarifies that the common practice of 'watching thoughts' is often just another mental activity rather than true witnessing. He explains that the observer is not fundamentally different from the thoughts being observed, and the sense of joy derived from this observation is experienced by the same egoistic mind. True witnessing, or Sakshitva, does not mean looking at thoughts; it means having no concern or relationship with them. In our daily lives, seeing is synonymous with relating; we cannot look at something without forming a connection or attachment to it. Therefore, trying to observe thoughts as a 'witness' often leads to becoming more entangled with them.