Acharya Prashant explains that one cannot be vegan without being truly spiritual. He posits that when you become spiritual, the first thing you realize is that your family is not really your own. You cannot be a vegan if you continue to be too attached to your family; you must choose between being a family person and being a vegan. While this is a difficult choice and many people would prefer to have both, he asserts that this conflict is the truth. He advises against viewing this as a heartbreak, but rather as a fact of life, as those who will not listen simply will not, regardless of your veganism. To be a vegan, the speaker states, is to stand stoutly against the pleasure principle. The institution of the family, however, is founded on this very principle. A man and a woman come together for pleasure, and children are often conceived either in a moment of pleasure or with the motive of having support in old age, which is also tied to the pleasure principle. The entire family structure rests on pleasure. Veganism, in contrast, says there is something far higher than pleasure, such as the right of another being to live. One's lust for pleasure cannot be bigger than one's commitment to consciousness. Consequently, the family system and veganism, or spirituality in general, do not go together. The speaker warns that trying to convince family members will likely lead to heartbreak because their relationship with you is established via the pleasure principle. He gives an example of a husband thinking, "I brought home a luscious body... I don't want a preacher, I want a cute wife." The wife, by becoming vegan and sermonizing, is trying to become someone the husband never opted for. Acharya Prashant's practical advice is to focus on converting neighbors or anonymous people on social media rather than one's own family. He suggests that family members are the last people who will listen to virtuous advice. Attempting to start a "civil war" on a family WhatsApp group will only result in silence or being removed from the group. When asked about prioritizing converting a few people to be perfect vegans versus many to reduce consumption, he emphasizes that saving a life is what matters, regardless of how it is achieved. He cares for the life of the little one, not for purity.