Acharya Prashant begins by quoting from The Holy Bible, John 12:24-25: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal." He explains that one who tries to save will lose, and one who is eager to lose will attain the infinite. A seed will become a tree only when it dies. It is up to you how you see it. You can either say the seed is dead and cry, vowing never to let another seed die by not letting it fall into the soil, not letting it sprout, blossom, or flourish. You can take an oath that your dear seed has died. It has become a tree, but you say it has died. This is a foolish path to take. Acharya Prashant states that this is what we do. He connects this to the concept of being twice-born (dwija), or the second birth. He questions why our real birth does not happen. It is because we find the current state, the seed, very dear. The seed has become so dear that we have taken it and kept it decorated. And if by some chance, the seed falls into the soil and becomes a magnificent tree, we look at the tree and lament, "Alas, my seed is ruined. My tiny, lovely, little seed has become this rogue, wicked, demonic tree. How small my seed was, I used to carry it in my pocket. What will I do with this tree? It is useless for me." What other perspective can a fool have? They do not see that the seed has attained its glory. They do not see that what was just a possibility has turned into a fact. They are crying, "My seed, my seed." He further explains that this is how parents lament, wondering what will happen to their seed (child). He asks if such parents are friends or enemies of the seed, who stop it from becoming a tree. He mentions that he has seen people planting Peepal trees in pots in their homes. As long as it is small, it works. Everything can be planted in a pot: Neem, Peepal, even a Banyan tree. But as it starts to grow, their expression of love is to cut its roots from below so that it does not grow big. Because if it grows big, it will not fit in their pot. If it grows big, how will they keep it decorated inside their house? This is the love they show. This is what has been continuously done to us by others, and most unfortunately, this is what we have done to ourselves. We are afraid of our own expansion. We are afraid of our own immense potential. We feel that if we attain our potential, what will happen to our small pots? We will have to come out of them. Banyan trees are not found inside houses. The speaker concludes by saying that the one who develops a revulsion for their current state, which Jesus calls 'hating his life in this world', will awaken. This is what is called Vairagya (detachment).