Acharya Prashant addresses the various religious reactions to the Coronavirus pandemic, stating that there is no God sitting somewhere who is interested in sending diseases to humans or who magically absorbs their viruses and bacteria. He asserts that such talk is not only wrong and foolish but also extremely dangerous as it helps in spreading the infection further. He laments that because of such irrational beliefs, the entire field of religion has become infamous, leading even educated people to equate religion with superstition. He emphasizes that getting infected is not a personal matter but a social responsibility to avoid. Gathering for prayers in the name of religion is a neglect of this responsibility. Instead, he advises people to listen to doctors, scientists, and researchers and to quietly follow their instructions. He clarifies that while worship, meditation, and devotion have immense importance at the heights of life, their domain is completely different, and they are not meant to cure physical infections. He warns that we must leave behind primitive and medieval superstitions, or we will face a great plight. Acharya Prashant explains that God is not an external entity but the power of understanding ('bodha') within us. True religiosity and divinity lie in awakening this inner intelligence ('buddhi') and acting accordingly. He quotes scriptures to support this, stating that the divine entity resides in all beings in the form of intelligence. Therefore, seeking God's help means using one's own intelligence and understanding. He says that the real problem is not that the 'God of the temples' is not working, but that people are not going to the real temple, which is the temple of understanding. He further distinguishes between two types of intelligence. When intelligence is guided by divinity, it leads to understanding ('bodha'). However, when it becomes a slave to animalistic tendencies ('vritti'), it becomes perverted intelligence ('durbuddhi'). He asserts that without religion, which is the path to true understanding, a human is no different from an animal—just a more dangerous, intelligent animal. He concludes that the issue is not that the God of the temples has failed, but that people do not go to the temple of understanding.