Acharya Prashant responds to a question about a verse from Ramcharitmanas: "Uma kahun main anubhav apna, sat hari bhajan jagat sab sapna" (Oh Uma, I tell you my experience, only devotion to Hari is true, the world is all a dream). He begins by questioning the context of this verse: why would Shiva need to preach to Uma or share his experience? Who is Uma, and what is her need for Shiva's company or knowledge? He asserts that the answer to why one needs spirituality, Hari, or Ram must come from one's own experience of incompleteness, not from books. If the answer to this initial question is merely bookish, then all subsequent inspiration will also be bookish, not spiritual. To illustrate, Acharya Prashant uses the story of Shiva and Parvati. Parvati, even as a child, knew that the royal palace she was born into was not her true home. She was unwavering in her love for Shiva, whom she had never seen, and was determined to unite with him. This unwavering, singular focus is what spirituality is about. In this sense, every human being is like Uma, born with an inherent longing. However, unlike Uma, most people are not loyal to their ultimate desire. They keep changing what they ask for, replacing one broken dream with another. The act of asking becomes more important than the object of the asking. This is a fundamental error. Acharya Prashant explains that "Hari Bhajan" (devotion to Hari) has two meanings: the path of love and the path of understanding. Love means seeing only the beloved, being oblivious to everything else. Understanding means realizing the futility of all other things. He uses an analogy: a lover at a feast still sings songs of the sky, while a wise person at the same feast sees its pointlessness and also looks to the sky. Both paths lead to the same destination. This state of being is what is meant by "Hari Bhajan." He clarifies that spirituality is not about escaping the world but about improving one's life within it. Man is already being torn apart *in* the world; spirituality is the way to stop this fragmentation. Therefore, "Hari Bhajan" is not a fixed ritual or an activity to be started and stopped at will. It is a continuous, awakened state of being. Either your entire life is a form of devotion, or your life is devoid of it. The constant remembrance of what is truly worth seeking, and living life with that singular focus, is the real meaning of "Hari Bhajan."