Acharya Prashant explains that while reading scriptures is not strictly necessary for the spiritual journey, it is a wise and advisable practice. He describes the inner voice of the truth or the center as something that often takes a formal, worldly shape, such as a scripture or a guru, because the human eyes cannot look within and require an external manifestation to learn. He suggests that when the internal call becomes unavoidable, one should parallelly learn from those who have known the truth and test those teachings through the observation of life. The world acts as a laboratory where one must verify if scriptural concepts, such as greed leading to suffering, hold true in reality. He emphasizes that one should have enough self-confidence to seek help from scriptures and gurus without feeling belittled, viewing their teachings as a free gift of love. Acharya Prashant warns against becoming dependent or superstitious; instead, one must use their intelligence to sift through scriptures and identify portions that may be time-dependent or redundant in the modern world. He notes that while knowing Sanskrit is a bonus, it is not a prerequisite for spiritual progress, as many great saints like Kabir and Buddha deliberately avoided Sanskrit to reach the masses. He advises using reliable translations while remaining cautious of cults or sects that deliberately misinterpret texts like the Bhagavad Gita to suit their own agendas.