Acharya Prashant explains that one should not treat scriptures with distant, ritualistic respect but should instead develop a deep, personal love for them. He argues that placing scriptures on a pedestal or keeping them in temples often prevents a genuine connection. True spirituality is not about following a middleman or a guru who acts as a formal authority figure; rather, the role of a teacher is to facilitate a direct, private relationship between the individual and the truth, eventually making themselves redundant. He critiques conventional spiritual approaches that overemphasize rituals and methods, comparing them to crowded arranged marriages where the actual connection between the primary parties is lost.