Acharya Prashant addresses a question about the utility of the Upanishads, given that they are words and information that the mind can forget. He clarifies that the objective of the Upanishads is not to be memorized and carried in the mind forever. On the contrary, the reason one requires Vedanta or the Upanishads is because the mind is already in a state of suffering—worried, taxed, loaded, anxious, stressed, confused, agitated, or depressed. One does not approach them out of fashion or compulsion but due to a substantial need arising from a diseased and centerless mind. The speaker explains that when a person comes to the Upanishads, their mind is already a mountain of information, carrying ignorance, conflict, fear, and agitation. This information is not merely a thought but has become a concrete part of one's being, running in one's veins, leading to a bloated and inflated mind. The Upanishads themselves acknowledge this condition, as evidenced by the peace chants (Shanti Path) associated with them, which are meant to address a troubled mind. The knowledge contained in the Upanishads is of a special and exquisite type. It is not meant to be absorbed into one's existing structure of knowledge, like food that becomes part of the body. Instead, Upanishadic knowledge acts like a medicine or a cleaning agent. Its purpose is to destroy the false patterns of knowledge that one carries. Once the false is gone, the Upanishadic knowledge itself disappears without leaving a residue, much like camphor sublimates. Therefore, one need not be worried about memorizing the Upanishads. The real challenge is not memorization but remaining unbiased. When Upanishadic knowledge enters, it clashes with one's pre-existing, conditioned knowledge. The self often acts as a biased referee, siding with its old knowledge. The Upanishadic knowledge will prevail only if it is given a fair and level playing field. The real discipline required is not in memorization but in allowing the Upanishads to work by receiving them neutrally, considering them, and meditating upon them with a great commitment to truth and liberation.