After the high of the camp, if one’s consciousness again starts slipping back

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

Question: Acharya Ji, why do I slip back to my old habits even after an intense camp with you?

Acharya Prashant (AP): The momentum of your tendencies is still very strong. You will need to be very careful for at least a few months, and you will need to reboot the entire system again and again.

This is your reboot camp.

Listener (L): Why does this happen Acharya Ji? What is the reason?

AP: Just come to a standstill, a total conclusion. It happens because you do not allow it to.

“Why do I do that? Why don’t I allow it to come to an end?”

(Referring to his body) Because of ‘this’. What is ‘this’?

L: Body.

AP: What to do? It’s such a bad companion.

L: Is it biological, or is it psychological?

AP: Both. Psychology riding upon Biology.

First of all the brain is hard-wired in a particular way. It’s the brain that is conditioned to seek security, pleasure, continuation.

And then there are the various social influences: college, peers…