Acharya Prashant explains that the fundamental reason for seeking wisdom and truth is the realization that consciousness is currently shackled and seeks liberation. He emphasizes that if one truly desires freedom, one must possess compassion for all sentient beings. To look into the eyes of an animal and not see oneself is a sign of spiritual blindness. He argues that violence toward others is essentially violence toward oneself because, at an existential level, all beings are one. While humans may be superior in the dimension of intellect, he notes that intellect itself is an inferior dimension because it does not lead to liberation. In the existential dimension, every being—whether a human, a goat, or an insect—shares the same deep desire for love and freedom.