Acharya Prashant explains that India has historically revered sages who discovered a state beyond thought, manifesting in their fearlessness and selflessness. Because of this deep admiration, common people began to emulate the outward behavior of these sages without undergoing the necessary internal process. While the sages had transcended the mind after reaching its limits, the commoners attempted to bypass the mind entirely. This emulation led to a misunderstanding where people dropped the mind prematurely, failing to realize that both the savage and the sage exist in a state without mind, but for entirely different reasons. The speaker argues that by rejecting the mind before utilizing its full potential, many individuals inadvertently regressed toward a savage state rather than achieving liberation. He emphasizes that one cannot simply copy the results of a sage's journey; instead, the mind must be used to its limits before it can be truly silenced or transcended. Consequently, the attempt to become a sage by merely abandoning thought often results in becoming a simpleton or a savage, as the essential process of mental development was skipped.