Acharya Prashant explains that our ordinary way of knowing is rooted in duality, where we understand things only by comparing them to past knowledge or opposites, such as understanding black only in relation to white. This process is dependent and lacks true freedom or originality. In contrast, Advaita signifies spontaneous knowing that is free from the burdens of the past, comparisons, logic, or definitions. It is a direct realization that does not require proof or cause. He emphasizes that while logic is a comfortable tool for the mind, it often serves to maintain one's existing ego and prevents genuine understanding. Advaita is described as being beyond cause and effect, much like the vastness of the sky that exists without a tangible base. Acharya Prashant further clarifies that Advaita occurs when the distinction between the seeker and the sought disappears. If one claims 'I have known,' duality remains because the 'I' is still present; true knowing happens only when the individual self dissolves. This immediate, timeless understanding is often difficult for people to accept because they are habituated to achieving things through effort, processes, and systems. Accepting something that occurs without a cause feels like an insult to a lifetime of hard work. However, he warns that those who insist on logical processes will only attain products of those processes and remain deprived of love, freedom, and joy, which are inherently causeless. He concludes by noting that the ego thrives on problems and questions, and it will resist the peace of Advaita because the removal of problems feels like the death of the ego itself.