Acharya Prashant explains that the concept of 'realizing the soul' is often described in the language of the world to help seekers who are still rooted in worldly perceptions. Since a common person only believes in what is visible, tangible, or imaginable, spiritual texts use terms like 'direct perception' or 'realization' to prevent the seeker from becoming discouraged. In reality, the soul cannot be seen with the eyes or grasped by the mind. What is actually realized is the 'non-soul' or the false. True realization means recognizing that what we previously considered to be the truth or the soul was actually an illusion. This clarity is the grace of the truth, allowing one to see the falsehood for what it is.
