Acharya Prashant explains that India's historical discovery of the truth beyond thought led to a misunderstanding among the masses. While sages reached a state beyond the mind by using it to its fullest potential and then transcending it, the common people attempted to emulate the result without undergoing the process. This led to a culture that bypassed thought and intellect, resulting in a state of stagnation and superstition rather than liberation. He contrasts this with the West, where philosophy and thought were used to settle questions of existence, eventually giving rise to science and progress. He argues that by dropping the mind prematurely, Indians became like savages who do not use their minds, rather than sages who have gone beyond them. This lack of critical thinking and reliance on blind belief and emulation has made the nation vulnerable to external aggression and dependent on copying Western ideas, technology, and culture. He emphasizes that to go beyond the mind, one must first use the mind to its maximum capacity. He concludes by advocating for an education system that encourages questioning everything and discourages the worship of leaders or ideas without critical analysis.
