Acharya Prashant explains that comparison is a fundamental sickness of the mind that leads to suffering and humiliation. He argues that every basis of comparison—whether it be physical height, skin color, wealth, or cultural standards of beauty—is essentially random and irrational. Life is not a mathematical equation where one number is inherently superior to another; rather, the most important aspects of life, such as truth, joy, love, and freedom, exist in a non-dual dimension where numbers and digits do not apply. When one lives through comparison, their sense of worth becomes dependent on others, leading to a life of fear, competition, and violence.
