Acharya Prashant explains that religion has always been for the purpose of uplifting individuals. However, it has now become a toy in the hands of those who do not want to rise, who are stubborn and wish to remain in their worthlessness. People who cannot find any place, respect, or power in the world have found a cheap means in religion. He illustrates this with an example of a 25-year-old youth from a small town who, having not learned anything and possessing various ignorances and bad habits, finds no employment or respect. By simply declaring himself religious and chanting slogans like "Jai Shri Ram" or "Bam Bam Bhole," he suddenly gains respect and power. This phenomenon has led to a great reverse flow where the field of religion, which should be for the highest of people, is being abandoned by them and increasingly entered by worthless individuals. These people do not enter to reduce their worthlessness but to gain respect and power while remaining as they are. The speaker warns that this is a very dangerous thing, as religion is meant for upliftment, not for validating one's current state and still receiving honor and power. Many people who are otherwise worthless are gaining power by becoming religious, and others make way for them. The true purpose of pure religion, or spirituality, is the purification of the mind and freeing it from suffering. Any religious act should be judged by whether it purifies the mind. If it does, it should be pursued with double the dedication; if not, it should be abandoned immediately. The speaker clarifies that Shiv is another name for the ultimate truth, and being a devotee of Shiv is not easy; it requires living one's entire life in 'Shivatva' (the state of being Shiv). To understand Shiv, one should read scriptures like the Shiva Sutras or the Ribhu Gita. The speaker distinguishes between Shiv and Shankar. Shiv is not a character; Shankar is. Shiv is formless, the beginningless, endless light, the ultimate reality. Shankar can be a character in a Purana, but Shiv is the truth itself. The highest point of thought is Shankar, while being thoughtless is Shiv. Shiv is not a person or a body but the strongest symbol of eternal understanding. Shiv is what remains after negating everything related to the being—body, mind, intellect, caste, gender, sin, and virtue. Shiv is truth, the Self. Pilgrimages like the Kanwar Yatra are auspicious only if they establish this truth more firmly in the mind. The speaker laments that religion is being turned into entertainment, with people concocting stories, dancing like ghosts, and associating Shiv with intoxicants. He concludes by praying that this medicine (religion) not be turned into an intoxicant and poison, as pure religiosity is humanity's last hope.