Acharya Prashant responds to a question about the meaning of 'Sakshi' (witnessing), its importance in spirituality, and its relation to Osho's teachings and Buddha's Vipassana. He begins by stating that witnessing has no meaning. When one sees the futility of all meanings, that state of being beyond all situations is called 'Sakshitva' (witness-hood). The word 'arth' (meaning) implies purpose or involvement, but witnessing is beyond all such purposes. 'Sakshi' is merely a word coined by language to describe this state, which has no definition or purpose in the conventional sense. The speaker uses metaphors to describe this state. It is like being in contact with a place where nothing is happening, while everything happens around you. It is like being in the eye of a cyclone; amidst the tremendous motion, chaos, and conflict, you are at the center, untouched and detached. The practice is not for witnessing itself, but for 'nirliptata' (detachment) and realizing the futility of one's attachments. This happens when one constantly asks, "What did I gain from clinging to people, thoughts, objects, and goals?" When one sees that all the noise and motion of life lead only to depression, emptiness, and fatigue, one decides, "My place is not with these events. Let them happen." This state of rest, where the 'I' does nothing, is witnessing. Regarding Vipassana, Acharya Prashant explains that in its purest form, it is indeed witness-hood. However, he cautions against its modern, methodical application, which he believes has made a subtle concept gross. The true meaning of Vipassana is to be so distant that you are not even touching, just seeing. In its ultimate sense, you are not even seeing, because seeing is never without a purpose. The Self (Atma) does not observe; it illuminates, as light is its nature. The common understanding of witnessing as 'just watching' is incorrect. True witnessing is when you have no interest left in watching what is happening, when you are at a point where even the knowledge of events does not reach. The practice, therefore, is to observe one's attachments and become free from them. This freedom itself is witnessing.