Acharya Prashant responds to a question about why the most cherished things in life are the hardest to obtain. He begins by acknowledging that in the material world, it is true that things one intensely desires are obtained with great difficulty and at a heavy price. However, he points out that we mistakenly apply this same worldly logic to our inner world. We assume that what we seek within, such as peace or liberation, must also be difficult to attain. He explains that people's yearning is for things that are not easily available, like the Kohinoor diamond or a large house, and these desires are indeed difficult to fulfill. This experience conditions us to believe that anything deeply desired must be hard to get. The speaker clarifies that this worldly logic is deceptive when applied to the spiritual realm. The truth we seek within is not far away or expensive; it is, in fact, so close and readily available that its very presence deceives us. We are deprived of it not because it is hard to get, but because it is too near. He uses the analogy of the Emperor's New Clothes, where only a child, free from conditioning, can see the simple truth that the king is naked. Similarly, we are veiled by our beliefs and stories, preventing us from seeing the obvious truth that is right in front of us. Acharya Prashant critiques systems that are based on belief and superstition. He explains that such systems use flawed logic, for instance, by comparing the existence of ghosts to the existence of an unseen God. He asserts that the spiritual path is not about belief, as belief itself acts as a curtain hiding the truth. Quoting Kabir Saheb, "The master was found in the veil of a sesame seed," he emphasizes that truth is immediate and direct. He also refers to Jiddu Krishnamurti's statement, "Truth is a pathless land," and the Zen concept of the "gateless gate," to illustrate that there is no pre-defined path to the ever-present truth. Finally, he offers a way forward, referencing Nisargadatta Maharaj. The journey must begin from the one undeniable, self-evident fact: "I am, and I am troubled." This is the only indisputable starting point, free from belief or speculation. The path, therefore, is one of self-observation and self-inquiry. The speaker states that his role is not to provide more knowledge or beliefs, but to help remove the veil of existing conditioning so one can see clearly for oneself. He concludes that unlike worldly matters that can be based on belief, the inner journey is about seeing the fact, not believing a story.