Acharya Prashant begins by stating that all problems arise in moments of pleasure. He uses the analogy of a slippery, mossy slope, explaining that it only takes a moment to slip, and after that, one might keep falling for a long time without anyone to stop them. He offers a formula: in your moments of happiness, imagine that the person you respect the most in life is standing right in front of you. Addressing the questioner's concern about the greed for money, Acharya Prashant asks how one can reduce greed. He suggests that in the moment of enjoyment, one should look at the object of enjoyment and question whether it has provided what was truly desired. He argues that greed would not be a problem if it were successful, but the issue is that the desire is never truly fulfilled. Even when you get the object of your greed, it doesn't give you what you really wanted from it. When you are indulging in the object, you must maintain your consciousness and ask what you are getting from it. You have paid the price for it, labored for it, but what is the return? The speaker explains that we are born with a need for change, a desire to attain something or reduce something. However, we often seek the wrong kind of change. We get carried away by our desires without questioning them, much like being swept away by fast music or the aroma of spicy food. He refers to Pavlov's conditioning experiment with dogs, where the dogs would salivate at the sound of a bell, to illustrate how we are conditioned. He points out that we are not even aware of what is happening to us; we just flow with it. We like something, but we don't ask why. We dislike something, but we don't question it. This is not how humans should be. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that what separates a human from an animal is thought. A person who does not think, who is afraid of thinking, is not truly human. He criticizes the trend, especially in the religious sphere, of discouraging thought, logic, and reason by claiming that the real thing is beyond them. He points out the hypocrisy of enjoying the pleasure of unconsciousness, like at a party, and then seeking the pleasure of wisdom in the morning. He advises that if you want the pleasure of wisdom, you must maintain that wisdom even in your moments of pleasure. The problem is that in moments of pleasure, we exclude the Truth. When pleasure comes, we kick out consciousness first. He concludes by explaining the lie in hoping for a better future. The bondage is not external; it is not imposed by a place or a moment. The reality is that you have held onto the bondage out of self-interest. Time can change the objects of your desire, but it cannot change your tendency to grasp. That tendency is yours, not of time. Therefore, do not have much hope from the future; whatever needs to be done, do it immediately. He quotes Kabir Saheb: "Do tomorrow's work today, and today's work right now. In a moment, calamity will strike, when will you do it then?" The whole game is about honesty. You have to be honest with yourself and recognize that you are choosing dishonesty. No one becomes dishonest by mistake; it is a choice. So, the next time you have a choice, remember the Truth. Test your happiness on the touchstone of Truth. In your moments of happiness, maintain your consciousness.