Acharya Prashant explains that truth is not attained by accumulating a lot and becoming big, nor by becoming very small. It is attained only by dissolving oneself, not by trying to save oneself. He states that if you try everything you can, both the maximum and the minimum, while trying to save yourself, you will only find failure, not the truth. He uses an analogy to describe the individual soul (Jivatma), explaining its extreme subtlety: if you take the tip of a hair, divide it into a hundred parts, take one of those parts and divide it again into a hundred, what you get is still the individual soul. He says that he cannot explain it more than this. This subtle individual soul, he continues, then expands into countless forms. It has no existence of its own but loves to connect with everything. Therefore, two things must be removed. First, the thousands of things it has connected with, and second, the soul itself. After removing all the things it is attached to, what remains is that which is extremely subtle and eager to connect—this is the final challenge. Now, it doesn't have to be let go of; it has to commit self-immolation. First, it is a great struggle to let go of the infinite things it is attached to. The final challenge is the subtle individual soul, the ego, that remains. Now, it has to commit self-immolation, self-surrender; it has to become a self-slayer. This is the most difficult part. After letting go of everything, the thought arises, "Now let me live." But no, after letting go of everything, you must now surrender your life. Acharya Prashant explains that the last thing you hold onto is the 'I'. Before that, the things you held were 'mine'. After letting go of 'mine, mine, mine', what remains is 'I'. The 'I' is the final and most subtle challenge. He quotes Kabir Saheb: "Everyone renounces the gross illusion, but no one renounces the subtle one. The subtle one devours even the saints, prophets, and holy men." The speaker clarifies that the gross illusion is 'mine', and the subtle illusion is 'I'. A foolish seeker renounces 'mine' but holds onto 'I', enjoying the very act of renunciation. A wise seeker tries to let go of the 'I', knowing that 'mine' will automatically be gone if the 'I' is gone. He refers to the Upanishadic teaching, "Tena tyaktena bhunjitha" (Enjoy through renunciation), explaining that one should renounce the 'I'. After that, you can enjoy what you used to call 'mine' without any danger. Spirituality is not about renouncing external things, but about renouncing the relationship with them.