Acharya Prashant addresses a question regarding the differing views of Bhagwan Mahavir, who believed in the soul (Atma), and Bhagwan Buddha, who rejected it. He explains that any concept, when expressed through words, becomes a principle. The word 'soul' (Atma) began to be misused almost immediately after it was first spoken in the Upanishads. Just as words like 'heart' and 'Brahman' are misused today, people in the past started calling their own thoughts and mind the soul. This misuse happened because lies are more convenient and spread faster. A lie does not seek to uproot us, because we ourselves are the lie, and thus we find comfort in it. The true soul, however, is inconvenient and disruptive. The speaker elaborates that the distorted meaning of 'soul' became popular because it was comfortable and could be easily commercialized for personal gain, especially by the priestly class. By the time of Mahatma Buddha, the Vedic religion had been corrupted with rituals, sacrifices, casteism, and violence, all in the name of the Vedas. Buddha's rejection of the 'soul' was a rebellion against this corruption. He was essentially saying that what people commonly refer to as the soul is, in fact, the non-soul (Anatma). Therefore, Buddha's rebellion was not against the Upanishads but in support of their true essence. Responding to another question about a pure religion that everyone can adopt, Acharya Prashant clarifies that for most people, religion means adopting a set of beliefs and practices. However, Vedanta is not something to be adopted; it is about understanding. Through understanding, negative traits like violence, cruelty, and fear naturally fall away, leading to a simple and surrendered life. He explains that the battle between Vedanta and ignorance is skewed in favor of ignorance because we are inherently the lie and find comfort in it. He concludes by encouraging the audience to ask their own deep, personal questions rather than being passive spectators.