Acharya Prashant explains that most of what human beings do today is still driven by man's evolutionary instincts, such as sex, greed, fear, and attachment. He states that these are evolutionary traits. He draws a comparison between humans and monkeys, noting that if one can see how they are exactly the same as a monkey concerning sex, fear, lust, and attachment, they would probably not want to show down the monkey. The monkey is at least right in its place because it needs these instincts to survive. For example, a monkey needs attachment and fear, and it is alright if it exhibits these traits. However, humans do not need these things but are still carrying them, which makes the human the 'real monkey'. The speaker explains that the monkey within the man exists and is too slow to go away, as evolution causes changes at a very feeble pace, taking millions of years. He questions if we are prepared to wait that long. The difference between our intellectual position and our evolutionary position is increasing day by day. Technology gives us great things, but we respond to it in a chimpanzee way, using it for 'monkey stuff'. What's worse, a lot of this technology is created by nothing but the monkey instinct. The issue of fear must be rightly understood. While physical survival is necessary, the kinds of fears we experience often won't even help us survive physically. He gives the example of being terrified of a snake in a cage. Similarly, jealousy, especially in gender relations, is an evolutionary trait that was a survival tool when man was a chimp. He advises that whatever we find common between ourselves and animals is something we should be very cautious of, as these traits like jealousy, attachment, competition, and violence are survival tools we no longer need. He concludes that these evolutionary tricks learned in the jungle are useless for mental peace and can even be detrimental to physical survival in the modern world. For instance, an evolutionary trick like running from danger might cause one to be run over by a car in a modern city. Our conditioned evolutionary behavior is not providing even physical safety, but is instead causing issues like heart disease. Therefore, if we don't need these instincts, we should throw them away.