Acharya Prashant explains that humans are not born to eat, but to know. He states that understanding is liberation, and the purpose of human life is to sever all bondages. He criticizes the mindset that reduces existence to mere consumption, likening it to having a giant mouth to stuff everything into. If there were an existential depiction of such a person, it would just be a large mouth. He uses the example of the painter Vincent van Gogh, who depicted things in proportion to their mental significance for him, not their physical reality. In his painting 'The Starry Night,' the stars are large because they held great importance for him. Similarly, he would paint flowers in a field very large because they were the most important thing to him in that scene. Applying this principle to modern humans, Acharya Prashant suggests that their portrait would consist of a large mouth and an even larger sexual organ, as these are the two things that hold the most importance for them. He calls this a demonic way of life, exemplified by the obsession with foods like butter chicken and mutton. He refutes the scriptural justification that animals are made for humans, clarifying that 'for humans' means for them to love and care for, not for consumption. Misinterpreting this is a nonsensical, animalistic argument stemming from a malicious intent to consume. He gives the analogy of a gifted puppy, which is meant for love, not to be eaten. Acharya Prashant asserts that in nature, there is diversity, not hierarchy; no species is inherently superior to another. The belief in one's superiority is a sign of animalism, as every creature considers itself the center of its universe. The real hierarchy exists on the vertical axis of consciousness. While an animal's consciousness is stable, a human's can either rise or fall. The signs of rising consciousness are love and compassion, while the signs of falling are cruelty and barbarism. A person who is cruel to animals harms their own consciousness, making it more body-bound and destroying their inner sensitivity. He concludes that having the right philosophy, such as Vedanta, is crucial. Vedanta, he explains, is not about fabricated stories of a creator God but focuses on consciousness as the only reality. All stories and theories are products of consciousness, not consciousness itself. This is evident as these stories are forgotten when the state of consciousness changes, like in sleep. Therefore, being violent and cruel will only lead to one's own downfall by making the consciousness more body-bound and destroying one's own sensitivity.