Acharya Prashant explains that while social norms and arrangements have their place, they should be restricted to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life. He notes that things like seating arrangements, house numbers, and traffic rules are social conveniences that should be respected for the sake of order. However, he emphasizes that society must not be allowed to interfere with intimate and significant matters such as one's spiritual worship, personal relationships, or the pursuit of freedom and joy. He observes a tragedy in modern life where people often violate simple social rules like traffic signals but lack the courage to rebel against social dictates regarding marriage or career choices.
