Acharya Prashant responds to a question about the apparent contradiction between his emphasis on action and the teachings of the Upanishads and Jiddu Krishnamurti, which suggest that action is an illusion and cannot lead to Truth. He begins by stating that he no longer wishes to speak to those who believe everything is an illusion and that it makes no difference whether one is a saint or a sinner. He challenges the questioner, asking if they have become a 'Sthitaprajna' (one of steady wisdom) to whom joy and sorrow, sun and shade, make no difference. He urges the questioner to speak for themselves. He explains that saints or wise people speak in two ways. The first is when they deliver a sermon, offering something useful for the listener's situation. The second is when they express their own emotional state, a spontaneous utterance that is like their autobiography. This second type of expression, he says, might be beautiful like a distant star but is not practically useful for the listener. He advises taking the teachings that are relevant to one's own situation. When Krishnamurti says it doesn't matter if you are a king or a pauper, Acharya Prashant asks the questioner if they are the one to whom it makes no difference. He clarifies that he is speaking to those who are affected by life's dualities, and the moment one becomes unaffected, they no longer need spirituality. Acharya Prashant clarifies his past statements about one's miserable state being a result of their own 'doing'. He explains that his opposition is not to action (karma) itself, but to the 'center' from which the action originates. He states that the listener has misinterpreted his words to mean that action is wrong, when in fact, it is action from the wrong center that is wrong. He uses an analogy: "You are driving a car in reverse gear from Haryana to Rishikesh. This is your 'doing'. I am telling you to bring it to the fifth gear. This is the right 'doing'." He asserts that the option of not acting is not available to one who is born. Spirituality, he explains, is about learning to act correctly from the right center. He points out that a person's consciousness operates at different levels. At one moment, one can be at a low level, and at another, at a higher, more inquisitive level. Since this shift in the level of consciousness is possible, a greater shift is also possible. He encourages the listener to keep rising. He is not asking them to go 'beyond' but to continuously elevate themselves from their current state. He concludes by stating that the path is about hard work and gradual progress. It is not about talent or inheritance, but about effort and the will to improve from where one stands.