Acharya Prashant addresses the question of whom to trust by first pointing out that the decision to trust or not to trust is ultimately made by the individual. Therefore, in the end, one is trusting oneself. He questions this deep-seated need for trust, explaining that it stems from a demand for security. Trust is an assurance that one will not have to reconsider, doubt, or weigh options regarding a person or situation. It is like finding a final truth, which ends the search. He then explores the futility of this search for trust. Why give others so much power that you either fear them or have to make demands on them? He compares a weak person who needs assurance about tomorrow's weather to a strong person who is ready to face whatever comes. The very concept of trust, he argues, doesn't hold much meaning in an ever-changing world. Ultimately, when you trust someone, you are trusting your own capacity to judge, which itself is not trustworthy. One can never fully know another person, as people change. Acharya Prashant presents two distinct approaches. The first, a flawed one, is to believe you can fully know a person and thereby secure yourself against their actions. This is impossible, as knowledge is never complete, and those who claim to know others fully are often the most deceived. The second, and recommended, approach is to accept that you cannot know others and to become such that you are not affected by their actions, whether good or bad. Security lies not in knowledge but in transcending the need for it. He concludes by advising not to rely on trusting others but to 'rely on Ram' (the Truth/the Self). The only thing one can truly trust is one's own inner state of being unaffected by the world's dualities. The world will run its course, and one must have the right to remain uninfluenced. He encourages learning to trust in this inner stability, where external events no longer make a significant difference.