Acharya Prashant explains that memory exists at various levels, using the analogy of a resort visited by different people. While some remember it for physical pleasure, play, or sightseeing, others remember it for spiritual enrichment. He suggests that if one must remember a departed loved one, such as a husband, the memory should be refined until it becomes a remembrance of the Supreme Truth or Divinity within that person. Remembering someone only for their physical form or past associations leads to suffering. True remembrance involves looking beyond the temporary body to the eternal soul, which existed before and after the physical form. He emphasizes that one should not selectively remember fragments of the past but should embrace the totality of the person's essence through the heart rather than the intellect. Addressing the issue of incomplete past relationships that haunt the mind, Acharya Prashant points out that these memories persist only because one's current life lacks depth. If a person finds a deep, meaningful connection in the present, shallow memories of the past naturally fade away. He notes that people often cling to the 'stale' remnants of the past because they are afraid of the 'freshness' of the present. This fear stems from past wounds and a lack of trust, much like a stray dog that prefers eating dirty scraps from the ground rather than taking fresh food from a kind hand due to a fear of being struck. He encourages moving beyond the transactional mindset of 'earning' or 'merit' when it comes to the Divine. Finally, Acharya Prashant distinguishes between labor and love. While wages are calculated based on work done, love is claimed as a right. He uses a parable of a master who pays all his workers equally, regardless of when they started, to illustrate that the Divine gives not because of human merit, but because of Its own abundance. He critiques the modern obsession with 'justice' and 'equality' in spiritual matters, suggesting that these concepts often act as barriers to receiving grace. To truly receive, one must drop the ego's calculations and approach the Truth with the simplicity and right of a child or a devotee, rather than a laborer seeking wages.
