Acharya Prashant explains that Kabir Saheb's words about returning the sheet exactly as it was do not refer to a chronological sequence of events from birth to death. He clarifies that time itself is not the ultimate truth, and Kabir Saheb understands that birth does not truly occur in the absolute sense. The essence of the teaching is to remain established in the Self even while appearing to possess a mind, thoughts, and a body. The sheet only becomes soiled when one identifies with it; without this identification, the sheet has no independent existence. The sheet is not a physical or ultimate reality but a perception that arises when mental imaginations and thoughts are taken to be true.