Acharya Prashant addresses the concept of failure by stating that as long as one is alive, one cannot truly fail, because failure is a full stop. One only fails not when results are adverse, but when one decides to quit. He explains that if you love something deeply enough, you will never stop trying, regardless of setbacks or bad days. Failure, he argues, comes from setting limits on your investment in a project and quitting when those limits are reached. If a project is truly worthy, one should remain committed. The central determinant of action should be love, not the pursuit of success. When one is choiceless, a concept Vedanta calls "Nirvikalpata," there is no Plan B, which compels one to make Plan A succeed. When asked about giving advice, Acharya Prashant emphasizes the importance of self-knowledge, comparing his role to that of a doctor who must first diagnose the patient before prescribing treatment. He suggests that for the mind, the diagnosis itself is often the treatment, as the core disease is a lack of knowledge about one's inner workings. On the topic of recovering from setbacks and regrets, he questions the notion of simply bouncing back to the same life that led to the fall. He posits that a setback can be a blessing if one is on the wrong path, offering a crucial opportunity to pause, reflect, and change course rather than blindly resuming a flawed journey. Acharya Prashant explains that guilt over a wrongdoing persists only as long as the person remains the same wrongdoer. True, honest guilt is transformative and would change the person, thus eliminating the one who repents. He distinguishes this from dishonest guilt, which blames mistakes on accidents. He asserts that no wrongdoing is accidental; the action reflects the actor. Therefore, guilt is a useful recognition that "I am wrong," which should motivate a fundamental change in oneself. Finally, he defines Vedanta not as spirituality but as life itself. He states that without the consciousness that Vedanta provides, one is merely a machine. Life is consciousness, and therefore, Vedanta is life.