Acharya Prashant clarifies that the state of the Witness is beyond human thought and perception. If one claims to be practicing the 'Witness-attitude' or describes it in words, they have not truly understood it, because the Witness is that which observes everything but cannot be observed itself. It belongs to a different dimension and remains untouched by the objects of vision. True witness-consciousness implies being so empty and unknown that even its emptiness is not experienced as an object. Unlike skills, memory, or arts, the Divine or the Witness cannot be 'practiced' or 'trained' like an ox. Furthermore, neutrality is not an emotion; emotions exist within the flow of the river, whereas neutrality means being on the bank, away from the flow. He warns that spirituality often becomes a deceptive mask or a specific behavior that people adopt to mimic their gurus. People enter spirituality with preconceived notions of how a spiritual person should look, act, or speak—often equating spirituality with constant silence, sweet words, or a lack of expression. Acharya Prashant argues that this is merely wearing one mask over another. True spirituality is not a specific attire, a smile, or a behavioral code. He uses the analogy of a parrot that chants 'Ram Ram' but screams in its natural voice when caught by a cat, illustrating that borrowed spirituality fails during real-life challenges. Real spirituality is the realization of Truth, which is so profound that it dissolves the individual's ego and false identity entirely.
