Acharya Prashant addresses a PhD student who is experiencing deep guilt and depression due to conducting animal experiments as part of her research. He acknowledges her transition to veganism and her growing sensitivity toward life, noting that her personal ethics are now in conflict with her academic requirements. He emphasizes that while a short duration of such work might be tolerable to finish a degree, eighteen months is too long to continue against one's conscience. Acharya Prashant advises her to speak with her guide to find alternative methods or modifications to her research that do not involve animal experimentation. He suggests that she must be prepared to face consequences, such as putting in extra effort or extending the duration of her PhD, but concludes that maintaining one's ethical integrity is worth the additional time and effort.