Acharya Prashant addresses the question of what lies beyond life by stating unequivocally that there is nothing beyond it. He dismisses the common misconception that spirituality deals with an afterlife, another world (parlok), or what happens after death. He asserts that whatever is, is right here. This world is the mortal realm (mrityu lok), and the goal is to transcend death while living within this very realm. This transcendence does not mean going to a heaven after death to become immortal, which he calls a foolish idea. The right place to do whatever needs to be done is here and now. Regarding the concept of living life to its highest potential, Acharya Prashant advises against focusing on the 'highest' (uchchatam), as it can be a pretentious and abstract goal from one's current position. Instead, he emphasizes the importance of focusing on the 'higher' (uchchatar). The spiritual path is about making continuous, daily progress from whatever level one is at to the next higher level. He uses the analogy of being in a basement and talking about the sky beyond the 100th floor; the honest approach is to start climbing the stairs, one by one. The 'highest' serves as the ultimate goal, the love and pull of which motivates the climb. It is both the highest point and the innermost core of one's being, which observes all progress and effort. He further explains the paradox of effort and surrender. One must exert their full, albeit limited, capacity towards an unlimited goal, a concept combining doership (kartabhav) and non-doership (akartabhav). This means dedicating oneself entirely to the effort without being attached to the outcome, knowing that the ultimate goal is beyond one's limited power to achieve through effort alone. Using the analogy of a small child wanting a mango from a tall tree, he says the child must keep jumping with a single-minded desire for the mango, without getting caught up in the options of success or failure. This intense, unwavering effort is the path itself, and it is through such dedicated striving that grace may intervene.