Acharya Prashant addresses a student's inquiry regarding how a guru chooses a student, advising the questioner to maintain their humility and avoid intellectualizing the process. He explains that the guru's entire existence is dedicated to the welfare of the student, and thus, the guru is always choosing and selecting the student by default. The guru's realm is like an open space without gates or walls, making it impossible for the guru to throw anyone out; it is only the student who, living in a world of perceived divisions and barriers, chooses to move away or 'unchoose' the guru. The relationship is described as a love affair where the breakup only ever happens from the student's side, as the guru's grace is constant and absolute. Using the metaphor of the sun, Acharya Prashant clarifies that just as the sun never sets but the earth turns away, the guru never leaves the student; rather, the student retreats into the 'caves' of their own ego and mental sanctuaries. He suggests that instead of speculating about the guru's compassion, which is unending and absolute, the student should examine their own attitude toward the truth. The ego often approaches the divine not out of pure love, but with fear, motives, and a desire for personal gain or security. He concludes that while there is unlimited compassion from the self toward the ego, the real task is for the ego to rightly reciprocate by coming out of its hiding places and facing the light.
