Acharya Prashant addresses a question regarding the difference in practical honesty between Indian and Western work cultures. He explains this using a framework of three levels of reality: imagination (kalpana), fact (tathya), and Truth (satya). He posits that the West operates at the level of facts, which is a scientific approach. They rely on experiments and data before making commitments, which is why their work quality is superior. In contrast, India, despite its rich spiritual heritage, largely operates at the lowest level, that of imagination. He states that this is India's greatest fortune and misfortune, as the true meaning of Dharma, which is Truth, has been corrupted. He argues that for 99% of people in India, Dharma has been reduced to imagination, beliefs, rituals, and superstitions. He laments that India's true spiritual heritage, found in scriptures like the Upanishads and Vedanta, is largely ignored. Instead, religion in India has become synonymous with imagination-based practices, such as believing that the length of sindoor has special powers or that women on their period have a lower IQ. This reliance on imagination over facts is the reason for India's historical defeats and current problems. He refutes the common narrative that India was defeated by deceit, citing the Battle of Plassey where a much larger Indian army lost to a smaller British force due to the latter's superior technology and strategy, which are products of a fact-based, scientific approach. Acharya Prashant explains that India has failed to learn from its thousand years of mistakes and instead creates stories to rationalize its failures. This has led to a situation where educated people are disgusted by the word 'Dharma' itself, rejecting it entirely instead of discerning between the lower, superstition-based Dharma and the higher, truth-oriented Dharma. He shares personal anecdotes of his IIT/IIM batchmates being suspicious of his work, equating it with the fraudulent activities of so-called 'babas'. He concludes that India's tendency to prioritize imagination and belief over facts and truth is the root cause of its lagging performance in various fields, and expresses fear that this will lead to further decline.