Acharya Prashant explains that the faithful possess intuitive awareness and intelligence, referencing the philosopher Spinoza's concept of intuitive pre-understanding. He asserts that true understanding is only possible when there is a pre-existing understanding within the individual. Therefore, a teacher does not give anything new but merely awakens what is already present. Faith is the conviction that what is worth knowing is already known to the self, though it may be hidden or dormant. When one hears the truth, it feels familiar, as if one already knew it but lacked the words to express it. This realization is not dependent on external proof because the self acts as its own evidence. Acharya Prashant describes this as meditative knowledge or intuitive knowledge that arises from within. It is a sudden realization of a truth that has always existed, appearing when the right environment is provided, even if it has never been read or heard before.