Acharya Prashant addresses a question about dealing with apathy and meaninglessness after the loss of loved ones. He explains that the way to understand the world is by observing things as they are. Whenever a fact of the world exposes itself, it acts as a disruption to our assumptions. When facts meet assumptions, it is the assumption that faces disruption. Death is a very stark fact that disturbs us precisely because it challenges the fundamental assumption on which we base our day-to-day lives. We live and act in forgetfulness of death, and the ego wants to believe it is indestructible, that it is the immortal Self (Atman). When faced with the fact of death, this assumption is shattered. After this disruption, there are two options. One is to return to normalcy, as if you have seen nothing, and carry on with life as it has always been. This is what psychotherapy often aims for, helping people get back to their normal, inebriated consciousness. The other option is to see that death, grief, and bereavement have come as fact-checks or teachers, showing the fragility of the life we have founded on baseless beliefs. This presents an opportunity to move into a higher dimension. It is a choice between reclaiming normalcy or choosing Truth. It is very difficult to return to old ways after seeing the truth; it requires a deep dishonesty to unsee what has been seen and to un-realize what has been realized. Acharya Prashant clarifies that liberation (Mukti) is not for the dead, but for the living. Liberation is the joy of consciousness, not an absence of it. Vedanta is unique in talking about liberation after death (Videhamukti) and liberation while living (Jivanmukti), and it emphasizes that Jivanmukti is the real thing. Liberation is for the ego, which exists only with the body. Therefore, liberation is only possible while one is embodied. There is no liberation for the Atman, and there is no ego without the body. The idea of a disembodied ego or a wandering soul is a hoax perpetuated by organized religion, which has created an elaborate conspiracy to keep people away from true liberation. Vedanta is about compassion for the living, not for ghosts. Death is a liberator, not for the one who has died, but for the one who is still alive. It is an opportunity to learn, and once someone is gone, it is time to turn to the welfare of those who are still alive.