Acharya Prashant addresses the dilemma of seeing wrong people succeed and the subsequent doubt it casts on one's own righteous path. He posits that the mind has two possible reactions to this observation. The common reaction is to be tempted by the success and consider following the wrong path. The righteous reaction, however, is to be moved by the wrongness of the situation and feel an urge to confront it with double the enthusiasm. The choice between these two reactions depends on what the mind values more: "success" or "being right." When asked for a reason to live a righteous life, Acharya Prashant explains that the reason is internal, not external. The reason to be right is simply because it is right, a choice born of love, self-respect, and dignity. External motivators like money, praise, or jobs are different. A person with self-respect cannot live a life they know is wrong, as they would fall in their own eyes. He illustrates this by saying one wouldn't be able to accept a job from a dishonest person, as the food bought with that money would be impossible to swallow. Acharya Prashant further explains that the world, or the crowd, rules individuals through their bodies and their associated weaknesses. The crowd, which lives by the body and not by consciousness, waits for a person to become weak—through illness, lust, or greed—to overpower them. He gives an example of a vegan activist who, upon falling ill, was compelled by her family to consume meat soup under the guise of care. This trapped her through a misplaced sense of gratitude. The world uses the body's needs and vulnerabilities as a means to control and dominate. Regarding the study of ancient scriptures like the Vedas, he advises focusing on what is timeless (kalaatit) rather than what is temporal (tatkalin) or contemporary (samkalin). In a practical sense, studying the Vedas today should mean studying Vedanta (the Upanishads), as it deals with the timeless realities of the mind, ignorance, and the quest for knowledge. He clarifies that parts of scriptures that are time-bound have only historical utility, not a living one, and should be approached with this understanding.