Acharya Prashant begins by stating that meditation is Dharma. He addresses the questioner's mention of the four Purusharthas (Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha), explaining that this concept is not very profound. Similarly, he asserts that culture (Sanskriti) is not a very important thing in the face of Dharma. He clarifies that it is not that culture teaches about Dharma, nor does culture precede Dharma. Dharma is primary, and the reason for this is not traditional but factual. The speaker explains that the first and most indisputable fact is 'you'. Whatever you perceive can be a lie, but for you to perceive even a lie, your existence is a prerequisite. This 'you' is consciousness. Therefore, the first fact is 'I am', which means 'consciousness is'. This consciousness, however, is trapped, troubled, and flutters. The process of removing the troubles of this consciousness is called Dharma, making Dharma the foremost priority. Dharma is the act of adopting something that cuts through pre-existing, useless notions, which are called 'sanskar' (conditioning). Culture (Sanskriti) is the process of imparting new and right sanskars to eliminate the old, wrong ones. A culture is 'dharmik' (religious) if it liberates an individual from social and physical conditionings. Conversely, a culture that reinforces these old conditionings is 'adharmik' (non-religious). The speaker cautions against blindly following tradition. Culture's connection should be with Dharma, not with the past. A truly religious person is ultra-modern because Truth is ever-new (naveen, abhinav). The entire spiritual process is one of negation and release (rihāī) from the burdens one carries. The fundamental problem is not that you lack something, but that you are holding onto many unnecessary things. The whole spiritual endeavor is about negation, not acquisition. The real well-being lies in this release.