Acharya Prashant explains that the core concern of Vedant is the cessation of human suffering. He clarifies that while the body may experience pain or disease, it is never the actual sufferer; the mind is the sole subject that experiences suffering. The mind has the choice to either suffer due to bodily conditions or to move toward realization. Therefore, Vedant focuses on bringing discretion to the mind to end this cycle. He emphasizes that the mind exists within the realm of time, which is defined by beginnings and endings, meaning the mind perpetually lives in the shadow of death. To end death and suffering, the mind as we know it must come to an end. He further discusses that the desire to avoid suffering is a fundamental trait shared by all conscious beings. Vedant addresses this by investigating the identity of the sufferer, asking 'Who am I?'. Acharya Prashant asserts that the mind is not merely something that suffers, but that the mind itself is suffering. Its very existence is a product of conditioned consciousness designed to suffer by default. Consequently, to achieve liberation and reach the state of Brahman, the routine, pattern-based existence of the mind must be brought to an end. This transition is described as the death of the mind, which effectively results in the death of death itself.