Acharya Prashant explains that morality comes from the behavior of the masses, the society one lives in, while ethics come from the accepted ideology or philosophy of that society. Both morality and ethics are external to the individual. They are situated outside of you. The common masses decide morality, and the thought leaders of society decide ethics. These external codes exist to help people who do not have "eyes of their own" to tell right from wrong. Most people, lacking their own inner clarity, need these moral and ethical standards as a practical necessity. The awakened person, however, does not live by morality or the prevalent ethical codes. He or she lives by their own consciousness. This is not an abstract concept but a solid guiding principle. It means that anything that makes you see more clearly and liberates you from your inner and outer bondages is right, good, and auspicious. Conversely, anything that puts more bondages on you or creates a haze in your vision is not good. This can be called inner ethics, higher ethics, or deeper ethics, and it requires self-knowledge. Acharya Prashant points out that people are not a clean slate; they are already a conditioned mass, having listened to many unworthy people like parents, teachers, and media figures from their very first day. The damage has already been done. Therefore, the task is not to listen to more people but to "un-listen" and "un-learn." This involves questioning, probing, investigating, and exploring everything one has been taught to believe. In this process of un-learning, there is freshness, newness, and life. He clarifies that there must be a clear line of discretion. In certain matters, like following traffic laws, one must honor social and legal provisions as a responsible citizen. However, when it comes to decisions that are truly meaningful and intimate, one should totally forget what society and its figures are saying. In these personal matters, one must refuse to listen to everybody, even God himself, because the decision must come from one's own inner, intimate space.