In response to a question about the Indian caste system, Acharya Prashant states that any criterion used to divide one person from another is fundamentally bogus. He dismisses the argument that the caste system was merely a division of labor that became corrupted, questioning why such a division would need to be determined by birth. He asserts that birth is not a valid criterion for deciding a person's vocation, giving examples that a priest's son is not guaranteed to be wise, nor an ironsmith's son skilled with metals. He calls the caste system a relic that should be left to history and museums, as it has outlived any utility it might have had. Acharya Prashant explains that the caste system is an expression of the ego's tendency to divide. Because the ego is a limited entity, it thrives on creating boundaries and uses various criteria such as gender, wealth, economic status, skin color, race, and creed to do so. He points out that this divisive tendency is not unique to Hinduism but is also present in other religions like Islam and Christianity, as well as in reformist streams like Sikhism and Buddhism, which originally emerged to purge Hinduism of its corruptions. He argues that the issue of caste should be a non-issue today and that those who keep the debate alive should be questioned. The ultimate solution, he suggests, is to stop being interested in a person's caste altogether. One should assess an individual based on their own merit, whether they are good, bad, virtuous, or evil, without needing to know their caste. He supports this with scriptural references, quoting, "Jayate Shudra" (one who is born is a Shudra), which implies everyone is the same at birth. He also mentions the Vajrasuchika Upanishad, which clarifies that caste is neither in the body, blood, bones, nor in the Self (Atma), but is merely an imagination of the mind—a man-made construct. To truly eradicate casteism and other related superstitions, one must attain self-knowledge. By understanding the nature of the mind and the ego, the inner ignorance that is the center of all such divisions is dropped. When this central ignorance is gone, all associated stupidities, which belong to the same family, will also disappear. He concludes that deep spirituality, or Vedanta, has no space for such nonsense as it teaches that one is not even the body, let alone a caste.