Acharya Prashant explains that worldly duties and social contacts are maintained only as long as one perceives the external world as significant. As the importance of the world diminishes, the need to fulfill these social obligations also reduces, eventually reaching zero. He distinguishes between the social, natural, and spiritual levels, noting that while one can attain complete liberation from the social level, natural functions like eating continue as long as the body exists. Discussing the practice of devotion, he highlights the joy found in listening to and narrating stories of the divine, comparing it to the Sufi concepts of 'Fikr' and 'Zikr'. He describes devotion as an immersion in the infinite colors of the Supreme, where the mind finds relief and intoxication in divine remembrance. He emphasizes that the night is particularly significant for devotees and Sufis, as it is a time when the distractions of the world are asleep, allowing for uninterrupted communion and singing. True devotion, he asserts, involves a state of complete surrender and self-forgetfulness, where the devotee is unconcerned with social judgment, time, or technical perfection, driven instead by an inner ocean of love.
