Acharya Prashant explains that people show off to others because they are not complete within themselves and seek that completeness through the eyes of others. Unable to respect themselves, they crave respect from others. Never having been content with who they are, they seek validation from the outside world. This need for others arises when the courtyard of one's own mind is not just desolate but also filled with filth. Lacking inner peace and completeness, a person tries to dominate others. Showing off money, status, or anything else to impress others is a form of violence. It is an attempt to assert dominance, even if done in a seemingly civilized manner. This is the essence of showing off. The person who engages in it is not content with themselves and cannot grant self-acceptance. Instead of taking the honest path of fixing what is unacceptable within, they choose the dishonest path of seeking acceptance from others through deception. They know they are not great in their own eyes, so they try to appear great in the eyes of others. However, this is futile because they are aware of their own smallness, and the validation from others doesn't truly help. This is the mark of foolishness—to repeatedly do things that do not work. People who show off are living in great internal distress; they are empty and dirty inside. They are fallen in their own eyes and thus want to rise in the eyes of others. The speaker compares such a person to a beggar. While a street beggar asks for money, the one showing off asks for respect. The one in the Mercedes is a bigger beggar because his heart is empty, whereas the street beggar's hands are empty. This inner poverty never ends, no matter how much respect is received from others. The only way to see oneself is to develop one's own vision, which is the path of spirituality, integrity, and honesty. The act of showing off involves two parties: the one showing off and the one being shown to. The person being shown to is also part of the game because they are ready to be impressed. If you were not someone who gets impressed by glamour and superficial things, the other person would not show off to you. You are both in the same game. If you stop being the prey, the hunter will stop coming near you.