Acharya Prashant explains that the conditioned mind, as we are configured, operates solely based on differences. Its entire world exists because of these distinctions; it perceives something as what it is only because it is different from its neighbor, such as a wall being a wall because it is not the sky. The more differences one sees, the more frustrated one becomes. This is particularly an issue with the intellect, as the more intellectual a person is, the more differences they can perceive, leading them deeper into a world of distinctions, which is the state of the normal mind. In contrast to the normal mind, there is the religious or mystic mind, which has started to see the oneness behind the differences. A mystic does not see any real difference between seemingly disparate things like a rock and a fruit, because both are ultimately products of duality and, in that sense, an illusion. For a mystic, there are no differences; for example, food is just food, regardless of its variety. This state is also known as 'sam-bhav' or equanimity, where heat and cold, or pleasure and pain, are seen as one. The speaker asserts that the more one lives in a world of differences, the more corrupted one is, and being particular about things is an expression of foolishness, not individuality. To see diversity is to see choice, and choice is an expression of the ego. The more diversity one perceives, the more power one has to exercise choice. When you see diversity, you will inevitably hate the opposite of what you are attracted to. Love, however, is to see 'That alone.' It is an unqualified acceptance where one realizes, "Who am I to choose?" Love is when both ends of duality are seen as 'That alone.' To see That alone is love.