Acharya Prashant clarifies the concept of mindfulness and consciousness by contrasting contemporary spiritual practices with the teachings of Bulleh Shah. He explains that consciousness always has an object; one is never just conscious, but always conscious of something. This 'something'—the world, the body, and the mind—often becomes a cage that traps the individual. While modern mindfulness often encourages a meticulous, almost mechanical focus on trivial physical actions like counting steps or bites of food, Acharya Prashant argues that this can lead to further entrapment within the ego's house. True mindfulness, according to him, is not about obsessing over the details of one's bondage but about observing the world and the self with the specific purpose of gaining freedom from them. He emphasizes that the goal of spiritual practice is to transcend the 'I' and its worldly attachments. Bulleh Shah’s call to forget the body and mind is an invitation to move beyond the self-created boundaries that prevent a union with the Divine. Acharya Prashant asserts that knowledge or awareness is useless if it does not lead to liberation. Just as a prisoner studies the bars and locks of a cell only to find a way to escape, a seeker should observe life's facts to become detached and free from them. He warns against turning mindfulness into a mere hobby or data collection exercise, stating that the only valid purpose of consciousness is to eventually surpass it and reach a state of carefree devotion.