Acharya Prashant addresses the concept of being "God-fearing." He states that the God worshipped by the common person is nothing but fear itself. This inner fear is given the form of an external God, which is then worshipped. He explains that another name for fear is desire. People go to temples, mosques, and churches for only two reasons: fear and desire. They are either afraid and want to worship, or they have a desire and want to pray. For instance, one suddenly remembers God during an exam, or when wanting money, fame, or a son. A corrupt man under investigation will also turn to God. The speaker questions if one even thinks of God when they are absolutely fine, blissful, and contented. He clarifies that he is not talking about the satisfaction from a fulfilled desire, but about a state of fulfillment without desire, a state of being absorbed. The speaker contrasts this with the Vedantic concept of 'Satya' (Truth). The God that is commonly worshipped is just another name for fear and desire, which is why most people never come to the Truth. Vedanta, the essence of the Vedas, talks of 'Satya', which is beyond the mind and not a figment of it. 'Satya' is that which never changes, is dependable, and is not a product of our imagination. It is beyond the world, not the creator of the world. The world is something you experience, and its validity is owed to your experience. However, since you experience many things that are not real, the world itself is not real. All suffering in life comes from experiencing things that were never real. He further explains the terms 'Astik' (theist) and 'Nastik' (atheist). An 'Astik' is one who is interested in the Truth, who leans towards the Truth, not someone who merely believes in God. A believer is a 'Nastik' of the worst kind because belief has no place in real spirituality or Vedanta. True religion is about investigation and asking questions, much like science and mathematics, which demand proofs. Spirituality is even more rigorous, asking for proofs in the inner world as well. It is about unyielding inquisitiveness. A true devotee first acknowledges their own inner sickness and smallness. This disgust for the inner nonsense becomes a great love for the greatness without. Devotion ('Bhakti') and knowledge ('Gyan') must go together. Devotion without understanding is blind, and understanding without devotion is dry and egoistic. Self-knowledge is a prerequisite for devotion to succeed.