Acharya Prashant explains that engaging in activities with expectations for the future is acceptable as long as one is not bound to the results. If the outcome does not define one's existence or worth, then projecting a result is merely a mental extrapolation. He clarifies that while normal expectation often involves fear and doubt, a mind surrendered to the present can look into the future without being shaken at its core. In this state, the past and future lose their ability to cause harm because they are no longer used as escapes or alternate realities. He dismisses the spiritual myth that a spiritual mind must have nothing to do with the past or future, asserting that when one is firmly tethered to the present, both past and future can be enjoyed. Furthermore, he describes the unshakable element within as the capacity to be patient with disturbance. This undisturbed state cannot be known or described directly but is evidenced by one's ability to live through disturbance without being consumed by it.