Acharya Prashant addresses a question about the difference between the societal slogan "Dharma is in danger" and his own statement that righteousness is in decline. He clarifies that he does not use the phrase in the same sense as society does. When society says "Dharma is in danger," it refers to a community's beliefs, notions, and traditions being threatened by another community with different beliefs. This societal definition of religion is based on external markers like attire, food, marriage and death rituals, names for God, and places of worship. This leads to identifying people by superficial signs like a tilak or a cap, or physical characteristics like circumcision or a beard without a mustache. This understanding of religion, based on stories and beliefs rather than truth, often leads to conflict, violence, and even legally sanctioned persecution like blasphemy laws. In contrast, when Acharya Prashant says Dharma is in danger, he refers to the classical, scriptural definition. He explains that according to the Upanishads and the Gita, Dharma is for the ego (aham). It is the ego's journey from suffering (dukh) to liberation (mukti). This journey begins with acknowledging the fact (tathya) of one's suffering. The real danger to Dharma today is that we are being prevented from seeing the facts of our existence due to a flood of misinformation and propaganda from media and social media. This prevents the very first step of Dharma. He asserts that religion is truly in danger because its very definition has been distorted, and it has been reduced to superstition. Acharya Prashant highlights the real dangers and facts that are being ignored. He points to the environmental crisis, citing melting glaciers, the disappearing Ganga river, deforestation, and the loss of biodiversity. He asks what the future generations will think when they learn that while the planet was dying, their ancestors were busy shouting slogans to save religion. He describes the current state of the country as a place of intoxication, where people are distracted by trivial trending topics. He criticizes the media for not addressing critical issues like climate change, unemployment, or the low labor force participation rate, and instead feeding the public lies and keeping them in a state of stupor. He contrasts the dignified, fact-based newsreaders of the past Doordarshan era with the loud, sensationalist anchors of today, stating they wouldn't have been allowed in the studio back then. The real threat to Dharma, he concludes, is this deluge of lies that prevents people from seeing the facts of their suffering, thus blocking the path to liberation.