Acharya Prashant responds to a question about taking responsibility for the facts of one's mind, especially those from the past. He affirms that it is good to feel the need to take responsibility, but clarifies that the only real responsibility is 'to know' and nothing more. He states that after knowing, nothing else needs to be done; the act of knowing is sufficient in itself. This, he explains, is a subtle point that is difficult to grasp because it is easier to know something and then suppress or condemn it. Suppressing a negative thought gives the ego a false sense of being a 'good person,' which is merely a cheap way to escape. Simply confessing a negative thought does not resolve it. The core of the teaching is to know and then stop, without reacting. Reacting to what is known only amplifies that very thing in the inner world. A thought or a fact has no power of its own; it derives its energy from your support. When you simply know it, it loses that support and stops on its own. Using an analogy, he explains that the body does not run on its own energy but on the energy of consciousness; without consciousness, the body cannot function. Similarly, without your support, your thoughts cannot persist. Acharya Prashant further illustrates this with an analogy of a truck. The correct action when seeing a truck coming towards you is to see the danger and move away. The incorrect action is to see the danger, move away, and then keep thinking about it, judging yourself, and getting stuck in the memory of it. This rumination is a reaction. One must simply know and move on because Maya (illusion) has thousands of forms and will always present a new challenge. Getting attached to any single form, even through condemnation, is a trap. He dismisses the common motivational advice of not repeating the same mistake as a form of false pride. He says Maya has infinite new mistakes to make you commit, so you rarely repeat the old one. The fundamental mistake is just one. The key is to know the flaw and be ready for the next one, rather than getting stuck on the previous one. Knowing is the most powerful force. Once you truly know, the right action follows spontaneously, and no further method is needed.