Acharya Prashant begins by using the analogy of a bride and groom to explain the inner state. When one is united with the beloved, the external world, like a wedding procession, becomes irrelevant. Life becomes a joy, free from burdens. However, if one's life is filled with the 'procession' of external concerns, it signifies an inner separation from the beloved. This inner conflict leads to entanglement with the world, much like a fighting couple who involve others instead of resolving their issues. When there is inner unity, no external element can interfere. The speaker then explains that the true purpose of religion (Dharma) is to empty oneself, not to accumulate knowledge or rituals. A truly religious person, when asked about their beliefs or practices, has little to say because they have become empty of them. They might state that they had much religious knowledge before, but since becoming truly religious, that knowledge has been left behind. The fundamental principle is to 'empty out,' not to 'add on.' Religion is a process of erasure and subtraction. This concept is linked to the act of letting go of all unnecessary things, both physical and mental. Possessing something does not inherently make it useful. People often cling to useless items and beliefs out of habit or the fallacious reasoning that they might be needed in the future. This accumulation of the 'extra' is the burden of life, which is the ego. The speaker quotes Sant Kabir: "Night and day, the beloved is with me, but I, the sinner, did not know." The real sin (paap) is to search for the Self (Atma) in the external world and to associate one's identity with external objects. Acharya Prashant asserts that the path of those who try to hold onto everything is the most difficult. He encourages the audience to become truly human (purush) and discard what is useless. The new year should be an occasion to remove, reduce, and refine oneself. The guiding principle should be to welcome only that which diminishes the ego and to show the door to anything that inflates it. The entire spiritual game is about letting go, as we suffer from an excess, not a deficiency. One cannot fit the new truth into the old bag of beliefs; the old must be discarded. The impure intention to hold onto both the old and the new is the very definition of sin.