Acharya Prashant addresses the question of how to deal with one's innate, animalistic nature, which he identifies as the only spiritual question possible: what to do with Prakriti (nature). He explains that Prakriti exists both externally, like the jungle, and internally, as our body and its systems. The fundamental dilemma is that one cannot live without Prakriti, yet one cannot live with it as it is. The consciousness, or Purush, is the subject, and everything it can perceive, experience, or think of is its object, Prakriti. The entire purpose of spiritual inquiry is to determine the right relationship between Purush and Prakriti. He dismisses the idea of simply taming, ignoring, or transcending Prakriti, describing the relationship as a delicate one that requires coming very close to understand it, but without getting entangled. This approach is classically known as witnessing. One cannot run away from Prakriti, just as one cannot escape one's own body, upon which our consciousness depends. Similarly, fighting Prakriti is futile; he gives the example of trying to stop breathing, an animalistic function, which is impossible. Prakriti, also called Maya (illusion), cannot be fought or escaped. The solution offered by Indian wisdom is to worship Prakriti but not to own her. This means approaching her from a reverent distance, a concept embodied in the tradition of mother worship (Shakta stream). Deities like Durga or Kali represent Prakriti, and the right relationship is to worship them as the Mother. This involves being close without the intention to possess or exploit. This principle applies to the jungle, animals, natural resources, the opposite gender, and even one's own body. The right way is to live a life of deep immersion and knowing, without the intention to exploit, which he defines as love. It is about knowing life in all its aspects without falling prey to it, and without letting it possess you. This is the essence of renunciation: not giving up, but respectfully not acquiring what is not yours.