Acharya Prashant addresses the issue of rape by expanding its definition beyond a physical or sexual act to a pervasive state of mind. He explains that rape occurs whenever one approaches anything in a state other than love, treating it merely as a material object to be consumed. He argues that society is not just teaching men to rape or women to be raped, but is teaching everyone to be rapists by encouraging a consumerist and objectifying mindset. This objectification extends to how we treat the earth, rivers, animals, and even our own bodies. He asserts that the entire society is responsible for acts of sexual violence because it supports and funds media and systems that promote such themes. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that rape starts in the mind, not the body, and that laws or punishments like hanging a few individuals will not solve the problem as long as the root causeāthe greedy and ambitious social mindāremains unchanged. He points out that even within institutions like marriage, rape occurs when there is no real love and partners treat each other as objects. He concludes by urging individuals to take a vow to stop raping themselves and others by treating everything, from stones to living beings, with sacredness and love rather than as objects for consumption.
