Acharya Prashant responds to a question about what sensitized him, as a man, to women's issues and made him an advocate for their rights. He begins by stating that all human beings are born selfish, and nobody can truly think beyond their own self. However, the definition of the self can be purified and elevated as one progresses through life. He explains that his advocacy for women's liberation is rooted in his own self-interest, as he cannot be at peace or achieve what he must if half of humanity, which is part of his world, is suffering and unable to realize its potential. He asserts that the welfare and liberation of all humankind, which includes women, is essential for his own well-being. Addressing a question about feminism from a Vedantic perspective, Acharya Prashant first deconstructs the concept of patriarchy. He explains that from a Vedantic viewpoint, patriarchy originates from 'Prakriti,' our biological nature. This system, which has flourished for so long across the globe, is not merely a cultural or ideological construct but a continuation of our natural, biological bondage. He argues that this system is not just favored by the biological man but also by the biological woman, which is why it has persisted. He points out that humans, with their power to distort and corrupt, have taken this biological system and corrupted it even further. Acharya Prashant then presents the Vedantic solution. He states that the goal is not merely gender equality, which is a high ideal but limited, but liberation, which is the ultimate purpose of life. He argues that both men and women need liberation from their biological selves. Identifying with the body, whether as a man or a woman, is a cage. True freedom is not about having freedom *within* the cage but freedom *from* the cage itself. Therefore, as long as one identifies with their body and its biological mandates—like the man being the provider and the woman's life centering on the nest and kids—true freedom is impossible. The solution, he concludes, is not ideological but spiritual: to dis-identify from the physical self and realize one's true nature beyond the body.