Acharya Prashant explains that the central teaching of the Vedas, specifically the Upanishads or Vedanta, is the realization of man's true nature as the truth itself, or 'Aham Brahmasmi'. He argues that to be a Hindu is to live from a state of preexisting completeness and totality, rather than from a sense of lack or desire. When one operates from this point of perfection, relationships are based on love rather than exploitation. He questions the common justification for dairy consumption, noting that if a relationship with a cow is based on love, it would not be severed once the animal stops producing milk. He asserts that anyone who truly understands the Vedas cannot view animals as mere resources or possessions to be milked and then sent to the butcher. He further elaborates that true human nature is to know effortlessly and to recognize one's inherent divinity. He describes the ego as a state of perceived hunger and limitation, whereas the true self is contented and infinite. Acharya Prashant suggests that scriptures have been deliberately misinterpreted or tampered with by the ego to justify personal convenience and exploitation. He challenges the idea that drinking cow's milk is a religious duty, pointing out that nature provides milk through one's own mother only for as long as it is necessary. He views the lifelong human craving for milk as a deviation from nature's intelligence and a sign of mental and psychological immaturity, suggesting that true religiosity involves surrendering to the mechanisms of existence rather than trying to correct perceived blunders in nature's design.