De-conditioning begins with you. A person has to do his own de-conditioning. It is said that charity begins from home. De-conditioning begins with one's own self. De-conditioning is a very difficult task. We can define de-conditioning as merciless introspection. Who can de-condition himself? Only a person who does his merciless introspection. There are hardly any persons who do this. It is possible to do others' de-conditioning. The American professor Watson believed that de-conditioning of the self was not possible. He thought that once a person had been conditioned, he could not change.

I consider this concept wrong. This is a baseless assumption. De-conditioning is very much possible. But de-conditioning begins from yourself. If you do not do so, you will never be able to discover the formula of de-conditioning. If you do not de-condition yourself, you will not discover the formula of how to do it. Then, how will you be able to de-condition others? I do not know of anyone who does his merciless introspection. De-conditioning of the self is the prerequisite for finding truth in life. You cannot discover the truth without de-conditioning yourself.

Who can do his de-conditioning? Yesterday I was speaking to an old acquaintance of mine. He is intelligent and well-educated. I told him that intellectual exchange with him on external issues benefitted me a lot. He proved to be a good intellectual partner in these matters. But the moment it came to the person's own self, he lost his objectivity. He was very capable of understanding external issues, but the moment we came to discuss him as a person, he failed to accept his mistakes. He would lose his objectivity. This is how people generally are. I would advise every person to first do his merciless de-conditioning. He will then discover the truth. Only after that will he become a person capable of conveying God's message to others.