Acharya Prashant addresses the question of why the mind clings to painful thoughts. He affirms that the ego uses pain to ratify its own existence. Since one cannot experience pain without existing, even suffering serves to prove to the insecure ego that it is real. The ego, which is fundamentally a myth, is constantly afraid of being exposed as fake. Therefore, it employs various tricks, including inducing pain, to assert its reality, essentially thinking, "Because I can experience pain, I must exist." The speaker then distinguishes between the pain of past losses and the far greater loss occurring in the present moment. He explains that people often get lost in the memory of past suffering, such as a small financial loss, while remaining oblivious to the immense, ongoing loss of the present. This preoccupation with the past prevents one from recognizing the continuous loss of time, energy, opportunity, and life itself. The immediate, present loss is always more significant than any loss that has already occurred. Acharya Prashant concludes that pain is an unavoidable fact of life, but the crucial question is what one suffers for. Suffering to preserve one's bondages makes one their own enemy, whereas suffering to fight those bondages is worthwhile. The solution to suffering is not its complete absence but engaging in "right suffering." By suffering for the right cause, the tendency to suffer diminishes. He explains that life is a battle between clarity and habit. Wrong choices reinforce the habit of making more wrong choices. To break this cycle, he refers to the teachings of Shri Krishna on practice (Abhyas) and detachment (Vairagya). One must be detached from wrong attachments to make the right choice and then practice this new way of being repeatedly. This requires being hard-hearted (Nirmam) towards oneself and not patronizing old, destructive habits.