Acharya Prashant questions what people usually find attractive in the eight-step process of Yoga. He points out that people are not fascinated by the higher stages like concentration (Dharana), meditation (Dhyan), and absorption (Samadhi), nor are they attracted to the initial, prohibitive stages of restraints (Yama) and observances (Niyama). Even withdrawal of the senses (Pratyahara), which involves gathering oneself from the outside and withdrawing into the self, does not fascinate the ego. The massive popularity of Yoga, he explains, stems from the appeal of a well-toned body and the promise of curing ailments like diabetes, arthritis, obesity, or stiffness in the body. While not alleging that all yoga practitioners seek only bodily attractiveness, he states this is what happens most of the time. This focus on the physical, according to the speaker, explains why even renowned yoga teachers with perfectly toned bodies can be discovered to be mediocre or even vicious human beings. Their pursuit was not for the final unity that Yoga truly is. Yoga is final oneness, which is the dissolution of the self, where only the Real remains. It is not a merger but the disappearance of the unworthy self. However, Yoga is popular because it gives a body-identified person what they want: a better body. This is like being in bondage and trying to get out, but the efforts only lead to deeper bondage. When a spiritual process is used for egoistic gains, it becomes another form of bondage. Acharya Prashant uses the analogy of a thief: giving a thief a supercomputer only adds to his destructive power; it doesn't transform him because his first commitment is to his own preservation, the ego. Similarly, a person can use the highest scriptures or the path of Yoga for the fulfillment of their own desires, which only contributes to their pre-existing bondages. He references the Rishi of the Niralamba Upanishad, who says that Ashtanga Yoga is a bondage because the intention (Sankalpa) with which one enters the path is what matters. If the intention is ego-driven, even the highest path becomes a bondage. The entire matter boils down to one's intention and honesty. The crucial question is whether one truly wants the Truth or is using spiritual practices for self-serving purposes.