Acharya Prashant explains that karma and its results apply only to the material world, which includes both the physical body and consciousness. He asserts that the true self is neither the doer nor the experiencer of actions. When a person experiences gratification or hurt, it is the material aspect of their being—the body and intellect—that is reacting to cause and effect. He suggests that one can safely quit the role of the experiencer because the 'I' is often unnecessarily dragged into phenomena that are purely material. By recognizing that experiences are results of past situations and programming, one can remain unaffected by them. He emphasizes that while experiences are real, the 'I' that claims to be the experiencer is false.