Acharya Prashant explains that idol worship is often misunderstood as a primitive stage that should be quickly discarded. He argues that for 99% of people, idol worship remains a necessary part of their spiritual journey for 99% of the time. Just as a child must go through primary school before reaching higher education, a seeker must pass through the stage of the 'manifest' before approaching the 'unmanifest'. He emphasizes that one only earns the right to abandon idols when they have stopped identifying themselves as a physical form or body. As long as one cares for their own body and physical existence, they are essentially idol worshippers, as the body itself is a form.