Acharya Prashant explains that the original, fundamental source of what is called spiritual knowledge is not the experience of truth, but the experience of suffering. All spiritual knowledge is essentially negative in character; it can only negate. It shows that what one already knows is of no worth, rather than asserting something new. Spirituality begins when a person, experiencing the fear, illusions, and disappointments that come with having a body, asks, "What is happening with me?" and then negates it, realizing that this suffering is happening because of his existing knowledge. Unlike animals, which act on a basic, natural, and mechanical inner urge without reason, humans act based on concepts and ideas, even if they are hollow. We believe we are acting based on knowledge and personal understanding. Spiritual knowledge reveals that we live our lives based on this personal knowledge, and the suffering in our lives indicates that this personal knowledge is hollow. This realization itself is spiritual knowledge. The entire Advaita philosophy is about silence, emptiness, and completeness, signifying that there is nothing that can be contained in the mind or thought. The spiritual process is a journey of seeing one's own falseness through a process of negation. When one sees that not just a particular thought but thought itself is flawed, the extreme reliance on it is removed. This is also called faith or Nishkam Karma (action without desire for results). Vedanta's path is not to give up pleasure but to choose a higher pleasure. It's about telling oneself, "I am fed up with the lower pleasure," thus becoming more intelligently greedy and ambitious. The spiritual path is for those who are ambitious for the highest. The spiritual journey requires enduring a struggle. It's not about being lonely, as support can come from various sources like books or discussions. However, relying too much on external support keeps one weak. One must be their own friend. The journey requires the boldness to pay the price daily, not in a single dramatic event, but through constant self-awareness. It involves a sense of both pride in one's victories over the ego and guilt for falling back. One must learn to punish and reward oneself, acknowledging that the path is difficult because one is asking for something very high, which requires a continuous price.