Acharya Prashant defines pleasure as that which agrees with the agenda of one's physical constitution. However, in the process of getting pleasure, one also gets pain, and this pain makes pleasure seem even more necessary. This creates a cycle where, for instance, earning two units of pleasure comes with two units of pain, leading to a net result of zero. The system then infers that more pleasure is needed and seeks three units, which in turn brings three units of pain. The speaker describes this as the cycle of human life: chasing pleasure, getting pain, and that pain spurring one on to chase even more pleasure. The speaker distinguishes this pain, which comes as an unearned, unchosen, and compulsory attachment to pleasure, from a different kind of pain. The pain that accompanies pleasure is something one would untag if given a choice, wanting only the pleasure without the 'one-plus-one offer'. We get this pain without earning, wanting, or choosing it; it comes as a compulsion or helplessness. In contrast, the speaker introduces the concept of 'earning pain,' which means willingly and deliberately going for pain. This is a radical act, as it involves going against one's own system, which is designed to seek pleasure. This deliberate pursuit of pain is presented as a practical method for detachment and for becoming dis-identified with the body. This has been a spiritual practice for a long time, where practitioners invite pain, knowing the path will hurt them, to overcome the bodily compulsion of seeking pleasure. For the common person, pain is incidental, uninvited, and comes as a surprise. For the spiritual practitioner, however, pain is almost a target and a value. By deliberately going for pain, one denies the bodily compulsion to seek pleasure. This process leads to dis-identification from the body, and once that is achieved, there is no longer a need to seek pain either.