Acharya Prashant addresses a question about the difference between the spiritual concept of 'Mukti' (liberation) and the political slogan of 'Azadi' (freedom). He explains that the two terms, while seemingly similar, are fundamentally opposite. When spirituality speaks of freedom, it refers to freedom *from* the ego—the inner entity that enslaves a person from within and without. This is 'Mukti' or liberation. In contrast, when political activists or liberals use the term 'Azadi', they typically mean the freedom *of* the ego, which is the liberty to act on one's whims and desires without question. To illustrate, he uses the analogy of a drunkard who demands the freedom to drink and act as he pleases, considering this his right. This is the freedom of the ego. The drunkard's identity is tied to his addiction ('I am a drunkard'), and freedom from this addiction would mean the dissolution of his identity, which he resists. Similarly, political activists often operate from a belief that humans are products of their conditioning, leaving no room for an independent consciousness. Their call for freedom is thus a demand for the conditioned ego to express itself without restraint. This is why, the speaker notes, such activists are often hostile towards spirituality, as it challenges the very foundation of their idea of freedom. Spirituality, on the other hand, is the process of seeking freedom from the ego itself. It is about questioning the identities and thoughts one holds and realizing they are not the true self. The outcome of this spiritual process is an unblemished, independent consciousness. This inner freedom, or 'Mukti', is the true freedom. A person who is internally free cannot be externally enslaved for long, as they are beyond the reach of greed, fear, and ignorance—the tools of external oppression. The speaker concludes that those who genuinely desire external freedom must first seek internal freedom, after which external liberty will naturally follow.