Acharya Prashant explains that the perceived gap between individual spiritual awakening and collective public policy is based on a misconception of individuality. He argues that there is hardly anything called a true individual, as human beings are primarily products of biological and social conditioning. This conditioning creates an inner strife because our fundamental nature is freedom, yet our reality is one of being conditioned. Therefore, public policy is of utmost importance because it shapes the environment and influences that either encourage or discourage a person's urge toward awakening and truth.