On Advait Vedanta: Fight and perish fighting

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

ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਭਰਮਤ ਫਿਰਿਓ ਮਿਟਿਓ ਨ ਜਮ ਕੋ ਤ੍ਰਾਸੁ ॥
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਭਜੁ ਮਨਾ ਨਿਰਭੈ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਬਾਸੁ ॥੩੩॥

janam janam bharmat firi-o miti-o na jam ko taraas
kaho naanak har bhaj manaa nirbhai paavahi baas

Mortals wander lost and confused through countless lifetimes; their fear of death is never removed.
Says Nanak, vibrate and meditate on the Lord, and you shall dwell in the Fearless Lord.

~ Guru Granth Sahib 1428–4/5, Salok Mahala 9–33

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ਜਤਨ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਮੈ ਕਰਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਮਿਟਿਓ ਨ ਮਨ ਕੋ ਮਾਨੁ ॥
ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਫਧਿਓ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੇਹੁ ਭਗਵਾਨ ॥੩੪॥

jatan bahut mai kar rahi-o miti-o na man ko maan
durmat si-o naanak faDhi-o raakh layho bhagvaan

I have tried so many things, but the pride of my mind has not been dispelled.
I…