Acharya Prashant explains that whenever something is addressed to the ego, it is delivered with the intention of taking the ego to the Truth. He clarifies that what is told to the ego is not the real Truth itself, because the Truth cannot be spoken, and the ego is in no position to receive it. The entire effort is to bring the ego to a point where it can disappear into the Truth. These words are like a medicine or a method, a tool to be seen as just that, no more and no less. The speaker describes the state of a disciple's ego, which, after trying many paths, comes to an Upanishadic sage full of concepts and the desire for more knowledge. The disciple believes that knowledge, austerities, or offerings to gods will advance their spiritual journey. The disciple is full of concepts, which is why they are a disciple in the first place. The guru, seeing this, wants to unburden the disciple. The guru's statement, "Bondage is the plan to acquire knowledge," is a preemptive strike at the disciple's core intention. This is not an absolute statement but one made relative to the disciple's condition. Acharya Prashant clarifies that knowledge itself is not bondage; it can be either bondage or the utmost freedom, depending on one's approach. If one uses knowledge to defend their servile center, the ego, then knowledge becomes bondage. The guru's intention is not to impart more knowledge but to cause an inward shift, to change the very center that receives knowledge. He uses the analogy of a man caged in a room, who has locked the door from the inside but shouts for help from the outside, thus conspiring against himself. The problem is not with the completely insincere but with those in the middle, who are neither too good nor too bad. They might keep a copy of the Bhagavad Gita but never read it, using it to remain safely in the middle. The speaker notes that while one may know where the medicine is, it is another thing to take the bitter pill. Knowledge and intention are not to be equated. One may know that liberation is supreme, but the real question is whether one is walking towards it.