Acharya Prashant explains that physical punishment is a method used for animals because they lack consciousness and identify solely with the body. When a human being is treated as a physical entity rather than a conscious mind, they are subjected to physical conditioning, much like animals in a circus or prisoners in a jail. He emphasizes that physical force is only employed when the methods of consciousness—such as listening, seeing, and understanding—fail. If a child is raised to be unresponsive to verbal guidance and subtle cues, they effectively become like an animal that only understands the language of physical pain. He further notes that the responsibility lies with the parents to ensure a child's upbringing is rooted in knowledge and awareness. If parents themselves live as 'bodies' without higher consciousness, they will naturally resort to physical violence because they lack the capacity for deeper understanding. Acharya Prashant uses the analogy of Buddha's horses to illustrate that the highest form of intelligence is to be guided by subtle hints rather than waiting for the whip. Ultimately, physical conflict, whether in a household or between nations in the form of war, is a direct result of the failure of consciousness and the absence of intellectual and spiritual practice.