Acharya Prashant explains that the best way to remember and honor one's ancestors is by becoming what they were destined to become. Speaking in a worldly and practical way, he notes that parents ideally want their children to be much better than them, and this pleases the parents. The epitome of this betterment is what Shri Krishna calls 'Niyati' or liberation. Therefore, the greatest form of love and tribute one can offer to their ancestors, whom he refers to as 'parents' in an umbrella sense, is to work towards their own liberation, thereby completing the ancestors' unfinished agenda. The true meaning of 'Shraddha' (the ceremony for ancestors) is to do much better than them. This involves realizing that all of existence is interconnected. All sentient beings are our ancestors, as we all originate from a single parent cell. Consequently, working for one's liberation must be an all-inclusive act, encompassing compassion for the entire planet. The authentic meaning of 'Shraddha' is to realize this true ancestry and work for the liberation of all beings by first liberating oneself from ignorance. This is the greatest tribute one can pay. The speaker criticizes the contemporary 'Shraddha' ceremony as an elaborate superstition involving concepts like floating souls, crows, and sparrows, which he deems irreligious. He asserts that religion is self-discovery aimed at liberation from bondage. The notion of an individual soul ('Jivatma') is contrary to the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, which, he argues, is an extended argument against this very concept. It is Arjun who brings up such arguments in the first chapter, which Shri Krishna then proceeds to invalidate. According to Shri Krishna, there are two truths: the ultimate truth ('Paramarthik Satya'), which is the Atma (the Self), and the transactional truth ('Vyavaharik Satya'), which is Prakriti (Nature). The Atma is the highest truth and does not engage in any activity; it is a disengaged witness. The body, on the other hand, is Prakriti, made of soil. All its functions, including speech, thought, and emotions like love, are properties of the body, of the soil. Death is a chemical process, a gradual collapse, not a soul leaving the body. The speaker emphasizes, "Soil, not soul." Death is like a rusted bridge collapsing; it's a gradual process that culminates in a final event, and nothing 'goes out' of it. Therefore, 'Shraddha' should be repurposed as a time to realize these truths. It should serve as a reminder of the remaining journey of evolution, from the monkey to what Nietzsche called the 'superman'—the liberated one. The greatest tribute is to reinvigorate one's efforts to challenge personal bondages and complete the journey that our ancestors were destined for but could not finish.