Acharya Prashant explains that when you attach a name like 'Guru' to someone, you create a convenience for yourself. You have associated many images, expectations, and stories with that name. These images, expectations, and stories, regardless of their nature or whom they concern, are the very source of delusion and suffering. He uses a metaphor, describing the seeker's world with the seeker at the center as an extinguished candle, surrounded by a few burning candles he calls 'Gurus'. The seeker wants to add another 'Guru' to this world, which allows him to remain as he is, extinguished. Acharya Prashant states that his intentions are different; he does not want to be placed on the periphery of the seeker's world but wants to enter the very center and disrupt the existing structure. He says, "I will enter your house and set it on fire." He explains that the seeker needs someone who is outside his framework and can cause a breakdown of his established world. The proof that the existing 'Gurus' have been ineffective for the seeker is the seeker's own extinguished state. If they had any real power, the seeker would not be in his current condition. By trying to place him in the same category, the seeker is attempting to render him ineffective as well, which is a conspiracy against oneself. He further elaborates that the seeker has created two compartments in his life: a public drawing-room for display, where all good things are shown and lofty topics are discussed, and a private basement where all the filth is hidden. The seeker wants the Guru to remain in the drawing-room, but Acharya Prashant's work is to enter the basement. He is not interested in what is being shown, but in what is being hidden. He clarifies that if he is made into a 'Guru', the seeker will only show him good things and ask pure, abstract questions, which is a way to avoid addressing the real problems of life. Therefore, he urges the seeker to talk about real, life-related issues and to clean the basement if he truly wants betterment.
