Acharya Prashant explains that the practice of chanting a name is prescribed because the human mind is naturally inclined toward attachment. If the mind is not given the name of the Divine, it will inevitably obsess over worldly objects. He clarifies that Truth or the Soul does not actually possess a name, but a name is provided as a temporary support to help the mind transition away from its worldly interests. Chanting is considered better than engaging in idle gossip or worldly chatter, yet Acharya Prashant emphasizes that silence is far superior to any chanting. Silence, in this context, refers to a state where thoughts themselves have ceased. He describes 'thoughtlessness' not as a mental state, but as the presence of the Divine and a state of faith, where one accepts a reality that cannot be contained within thought. Regarding the practice of witnessing, Acharya Prashant asserts that one does not practice witnessing itself; rather, one must become a witness to their existing practices and old habits. He explains that when a listener stops carrying the burden of being a 'listener' who must understand and analyze, the duality between the speaker and the listener dissolves. In this state of non-duality, the speaker's words are perceived as naturally as the sound of a waterfall or a bird's chirp. True understanding occurs when the responsibility to reach a conclusion is dropped. He concludes by advising that spiritual liberation does not result in extraordinary physical changes or mystical visions; instead, while the external world remains the same, one's internal relationship with it is completely transformed.
