Acharya Prashant explains that when someone has achieved something truly great, they are not overjoyed by small gains or saddened by small losses. He uses the example of a millionaire who would neither dance with joy upon receiving ten rupees nor cry over losing them. This state, where the mind constantly feels it possesses something precious that cannot be taken away, is called equanimity (samabhav). It is like one's very nature. This realization of possessing an invaluable inner treasure leads to a state of equanimity towards the world. External events, whether favorable or unfavorable, become insignificant because the real, essential thing is already secured within. The speaker illustrates this with several examples: whether one gets a lot of food or no food, lives in a palace or an open field, is with family or alone—it all becomes the same. This is because the real hunger is already satiated, and the true shelter is already found. He uses a mathematical analogy, stating that just as adding or subtracting a finite number from infinity doesn't change it, for one who has attained the limitless, worldly gains like a palace are insignificant. All worldly things are finite and, when compared to the infinite, are as good as zero. This is the perspective of an enlightened mind. People are constantly affected by external events because they live for finite things and lack the inner realization of the infinite, which creates fear. The teachings of saints like Kabir Saheb are about this equanimity. They advise letting go of hope, which is the desire for something in the future, arising from a feeling of inner lack. The speaker clarifies that this feeling of incompleteness is a result of conditioning. Understanding (bodh) is the process of unlearning this conditioning. The ultimate desire of the mind is to stop its restless seeking. The wise advise stopping now, in this very moment, as the future is merely an illusion of hope. The path is not about a gradual process but about an immediate realization, like a flash of lightning that illuminates the darkness instantly.