Acharya Prashant begins by referencing a saying: there is no danger outside, yet theft occurs daily within; where is the thief? He explains that while you can delegate all worldly tasks to others, even if you are a very wealthy person, there is one thing you must do yourself: love. You can hire assistants for everything, but not for love. The crowd will not accompany you to the funeral pyre or to liberation; this is a journey to be undertaken alone. Quoting a verse from Sant Kabir, "Let knowledge be the guard outside, and devotion increase inside. Let the flame of consciousness burn every moment, pour oil on it with effort," Acharya Prashant delves into the meaning of devotion (Bhakti). He defines a devotee (Bhakt) as one who experiences being broken and feels that something is lost. A devotee is someone who feels incompleteness, restlessness, and agitation, and accepts that these feelings reside within. This experience is a necessary but not sufficient condition for being a devotee. The second condition for devotion, which very few people fulfill, is to find the true cause of this restlessness. Most people find false, external causes for their inner turmoil. They blame their restlessness on low income, aging, business problems, lack of respect, tangled relationships, or poor health. They accept their restlessness but attribute it to external factors. The speaker explains that the biggest lie is to believe that the lie is outside. The root of all lies is within oneself. Catching this lie is the truth. Truth is not a concept or an object to be grasped; it is the act of identifying the falsehood within. When one is honest about the inner falsehood, one can see external facts as they are. The cause of all miseries is the 'I' itself. The speaker notes that those who claim everything is fine are in the lowest state, like a dead body, devoid of sensitivity and in a state of dense inertia (tamas). This is not liberation (mukti) but death (mrityu). To avoid pain, people make themselves numb and insensitive. He explains that to live is to accept insecurity, which is another name for unpredictability. Security is merely the hope that life will conform to one's plans. The real cause of all mistakes is the mistake-maker himself.