Acharya Prashant addresses a question about the meaning of 'Avatar' (incarnation), referencing various examples like Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Shri Ram, and Shri Krishna. He begins by stating that to understand who an Avatar is, one must first understand who we are. An Avatar is special, and this specialness is defined in relation to the common person. He explains that we, as common people, are those whose mind lives as a separate entity from the soul (Atma). The mind is defined as the collection of all our concepts, delusions, beliefs, and falsehoods. It is what we have assumed or believed. The mind is imaginary, a mere belief, and living in the mind means living in falsehood. In contrast, the soul (Atma) is described as the truth. It is something that, no matter how much it is tested, will not yield different results. It is unchanging with time, will never deceive, and does not show different faces or colors. The mind, on the other hand, is constantly changing, untrustworthy, and unstable. The soul is the opposite of the mind; it is where there is only peace and bliss. Most people live in the mind, which is evident from the restlessness, confusion, and delusions that dominate their lives. While the option to live in truth and peace is available, we choose to live in the mind, in falsehood. An ordinary being keeps a distance from their own truth, with their mind living as a separate entity from the soul. An Avatar is defined as that mind which has given up its personal, individual entity and has allowed the soul to descend into it. The mind that becomes an Avatar says, "I no longer have any attachment to my personal entity; I will become the soul itself." The one who becomes empty is called an Avatar because they get filled with the soul. This emptiness means they are available for a higher purpose, not their own. The body and mind of an Avatar are dedicated to serving a higher goal, not personal interests. Citing Shri Krishna from the Gita, who says he comes whenever there is a decline in Dharma (righteousness) to protect the virtuous and destroy the wicked, Acharya Prashant emphasizes that an Avatar comes for others, not for themselves. An Avatar is one who does a lot, but for the sake of others. When the mind, which is inherently self-serving, starts acting for others, it signifies that the mind has become empty and something else—the soul or truth—has descended into it. This is an Avatar.