Acharya Prashant addresses a question about the supposed supernatural powers (siddhis) of Himalayan yogis, such as walking on water, surviving extreme cold, and entering others' bodies. He notes that the questioner is first impressed and feels a sense of glory, with the question of scientific validity arising only later. This, he explains, is the core of the problem. Such useless things persist because they are promoted in the name of Hindu Dharma and Indian glory, and people never dismiss them. He gives examples of absurd claims, like yogis being 800,000 years old or surviving for years without food and water, which are used to fuel a false sense of pride, with people exclaiming, "My India is great!" The speaker argues that this pride in superstition has led to India's long history of enslavement. When imagination is valued more than reality, a nation loses the drive to develop real power, be it economic or military. Instead of working hard, people might look for magical solutions from yogis, like creating gold from ash or defeating enemies with flying snakes. He criticizes the notion that spirituality is illogical, stating this is a common misconception, especially among the educated. He equates being illogical with being foolish and animalistic, asserting that spirituality is not about absurd feats like instantly traveling to Jupiter on a flying snake. Acharya Prashant clarifies that true spirituality is a simple, clean, and straightforward matter of getting rid of the ego. He refers to Rishi Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, which define yoga as "the cessation of the modifications of the mind" (chitta vritti nirodha). The fantastical stories of yogic powers are not the cessation but the excitement and perversion of the mind's modifications. He concludes that these superstitions, spread in the name of religion, have weakened India from within. The real criminals are not external invaders but those within who weaken the nation by promoting such foolishness. He urges that if one truly loves India, their first responsibility is to eradicate the superstition that has taken root in the Indian mind in the name of spirituality. Spirituality is about a strong curiosity to know the truth, not about spreading mumbo-jumbo.