A questioner, who works as a data engineer, explains that after listening to Acharya Prashant, she has realized the pointlessness of her work, which she previously thought she loved. Now, she desires to pursue a more purposeful path but finds herself in a dilemma: to gather the necessary resources for her new goal, she must continue the very job she now finds meaningless and has lost all interest in. She asks for guidance on how to navigate this situation. Acharya Prashant responds by using the analogy of a journey and a destination. He explains that one's mind should be set on the destination, but the journey is unavoidable. The path itself is not meant to be loved; it is merely something to be crossed to reach the destination. He states, "The one you have to love, you don't get, and the one you get, you just have to cross." This, he says, is the fundamental struggle of life, the price of having a body. He shares his own experience of repeating the same teachings for fifteen years, not out of personal enjoyment, but because it is a necessary part of his journey. He emphasizes that this is what life is. He further clarifies that liberation (Mukti) is not a final event but the very process of journeying towards it. For the love of the destination, one must endure and cross everything else that comes along the way. He quotes Kabir Saheb: "If I cry, my strength wanes; if I laugh, Ram gets angry," illustrating the inherent predicament of life where one can neither fully weep over the struggles nor laugh in joy. The solution is to keep moving forward, driven by the love for the goal. He explains that the journey will have its difficulties, like potholes and unworthy people, but one must endure them for the sake of the destination. Addressing another questioner on how to handle suffering, Acharya Prashant explains that one must train the mind to serve the truth. He advises taking away the mind's right to say "no" to what is right and true. When truth or the right action presents itself, the default response should be an unquestioning "yes." Conversely, when faced with illusion or falsehood, the default response should be "no." The mind's role is not to decide *whether* to do the right thing, but to figure out *how* to do it. The decision to say "yes" to the right path and "no" to the wrong one should be automatic and non-negotiable.
