Acharya Prashant explains that while words and teachings have their own significance, they cannot be a substitute for action. Using the analogy of walking to a glass of water, he points out that legs can only take a person to the water, but the hands must lift the glass and the throat must swallow it. If a person reaches the water but does not drink, the fault lies not with the legs but with the lack of further action. Similarly, if reading scriptures or listening to discourses does not bring change to one's life, the fault is not in the words but in the individual's failure to implement them. Words serve a specific purpose up to a certain limit, after which personal effort and practice must take over.
