On Ashtavakra Gita: Choicelessness is only for those who choose rightly

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

समदुःखसुखः पूर्ण आशानैराश्ययोः समः ।समजीवितमृत्युः सन्नेवमेव लयं व्रज ॥ ५-४॥

samaduḥkhasukhaḥ pūrṇa āśānairāśyayoḥ samaḥ ।samajīvitamṛtyuḥ sannevameva layaṃ vraja ॥ 5–4॥

Know yourself equal in pain and in pleasure, equal in hope and in disappointment, equal in life and in death, and complete as you are, you can go to your rest.

~ Ashtavakra Gita (Chapter 5, Verse 4)

Questioner (Q): Pranaam Acharya Ji. How can we, in daily life, practice this and go closer to the Truth? Is that through sitting, walking, working meditation? Is that through living mindfulness in the present moment?

Acharya Prashant (AP): You gave me a bad taste at the end of your question. All else was proceeding almost rightly. ‘Living mindfulness in the present moment’ — bad words! Avoid them.

You’re asking for a method. You’re asking, “How can we in daily-life practice this and go…