Acharya Prashant explains that the primary issue is not the occurrence of mistakes or base actions, but the tendency to take them too seriously. He points out that individuals often harbor inflated expectations of themselves, leading to deep distress when they inevitably falter. This distress stems from a fundamental confusion between the ego and the soul. While the soul is eternal, pure, and complete, the ego is limited and prone to error. People mistakenly attribute the qualities of the soul to the ego, expecting themselves to be flawless, independent, and unchanging. When the ego fails to meet these divine standards, the individual suffers from a sense of guilt and self-importance.