In response to a question about consciously practicing indifference towards the world, Acharya Prashant affirms that it is quite advisable. He explains that practice is very important, and all practice involves discomfort, pushing boundaries, and negating one's limits. The world will continue to exercise its charm, and one must consciously and deliberately deny it. This process is a struggle and not always a pretty thing to behold, but there is no other way. Conscious practice is the only possible way forward. From a worldly viewpoint, the life of a spiritual person is not a pretty sight because it involves constant strife. The world is always pulling, pushing, attacking, charming, and threatening, and one must do everything possible to resist these forces. The speaker likens this to a battlefield, which is not a place for tourists or for looking pretty. He states that the life of a real, authentic person may not look pretty, but if one can truly look, there is great beauty in it. He contrasts this with modern "teddy bear spirituality," which is cozy, comfortable, and soft. Acharya Prashant uses the Bhagavad Gita as an example of this beauty found in struggle. The Gita arises from a battlefield, with armies arranged, weapons drawn, and the prospect of bloodshed and pain. It is not set in a peaceful, manicured orchard. This is where the role of conscious practice comes in, which entails a lot of inner bloodshed. Therefore, one should not look for prettiness but for piousness. The Bhagavad Gita is like dynamite that annihilates, and that is the role of consciousness. Shri Krishna imparts consciousness, and Arjun is encouraged to practice it. When consciousness is practiced, the speaker says, "heads roll," the first being one's own. The very purpose of the deliberate practice of consciousness is to "cut off your own head." When one becomes headless, one is also heedless enough not to care for others' heads. This is achieved through conscious practice, which means incremental, daily, and moment-to-moment improvement. Even though no single step, or even a million steps, can take you to the absolute, there is no other way except taking those steps.