Acharya Prashant affirms the questioner's observation about the hypocrisy prevalent in spiritual communities, stating that true spirituality involves observing our real ways. He explains that while people may talk about high concepts, their daily actions, such as diet, often remain unchanged. When confronted, they use spiritual concepts as excuses, a phenomenon he describes as a part of the spiritual process that one must be vigilant about. To illustrate this, he uses an analogy where Maya (illusion) is a cow. For non-spiritual people, Maya hits them head-on with her horns. However, for spiritual people who believe they can bypass Maya, she kicks them with her hind legs, causing them to be beaten more savagely. The speaker explains that the spiritual person suffers a double defeat: they remain a victim of Maya just like ordinary people, but with the added false confidence of having transcended it. This leads to the development of an 'extraordinary ego' in spiritual individuals, as opposed to the 'ordinary ego' of the common person. Acharya Prashant warns that knowledge intended to dissolve the ego can be easily co-opted by the ego itself, which then uses this knowledge as ammunition. He references M. Scott Peck's book, "People of the Lie," to highlight the profound extent of self-deception humans are capable of. The ego, he notes, is capable of very devious games, and the spiritual path is a double-edged sword where the chances of receiving harm instead of liberation are very high. Ultimately, the speaker emphasizes that the most crucial element in the spiritual journey is the purity of intention and honesty. Without a sincere intention to move beyond one's bondages, no scripture, technique, or teacher can be of help. If a person is secretly relishing their bondages, they cannot be helped. Therefore, one must be honest about their small, daily matters, as this is where true spirituality is tested.