Acharya Prashant explains that true victory is achieved when one loses interest in the battle and the desire to win. This state is reached when a person realizes that what they were fighting for is already attained within. While such a person may still participate in the activities of life or 'the game,' they do so without attaching their self-worth, pride, or identity to the outcome. Whether they win or lose, their internal state remains unchanged, and they return from the field exactly as they entered it. This detachment creates a third category of being: one who experiences neither the sorrow of loss nor the fleeting pleasure of victory, but remains in a constant state of bliss and joy. He further notes that the intense craving for victory often stems from internal dryness, bitterness, or a lack of fulfillment. Those who are empty inside are the most desperate to win external battles. Using an anecdote from his college days, he illustrates how someone consumed by a deeper experience or love becomes indifferent to external events like a cricket match's result. The ultimate victory, he suggests, lies in surrendering to the divine or the higher truth. By allowing oneself to be 'conquered' by that which is supreme, one transcends the cycle of small wins and losses and attains a complete and lasting victory.
