Acharya Prashant responds to a question about the book 'Autobiography of a Yogi' and its claims of miracles. He begins by stating that superstitions and false beliefs spread in many ways, and one such way is when people do not scrutinize things for themselves. Instead of examining the truth of the claims, they are swayed by the book's popularity, its sales, the author's fame, or endorsements from famous personalities like Steve Jobs and Virat Kohli. He argues that just because a book is popular or provides good entertainment does not make its contents true. He questions how the questioner can be certain that the 'thrilling dimensions' mentioned in the book even exist. Acharya Prashant explains that everything in the physical world is subject to the laws of science, which are the laws of nature (Prakriti). These laws are inviolable and have no exceptions. The body, being a part of nature, is subject to these laws, regardless of who it belongs to—even a great yogi. The body is born, it ages, it eats, it excretes, and it dies; these are all processes of nature. He clarifies that stories of miracles in scriptures are symbolic, not literal. They are meant to point towards a deeper truth. For instance, the story of Shri Ramakrishna feeling the pain of a man being whipped is not a magical event but a symbolic representation of his deep compassion. The subtle pain felt in the mind is depicted as a gross, physical wound on the body to make the concept understandable to the common person. He distinguishes between two types of gurus: one who uses such symbolic stories to guide people towards truth, and another who uses them to trap people in illusion and deceit for personal gain. He asserts that spirituality is not about performing miracles like making amulets appear from thin air, as these things only inflate the ego and excite the mind, which is contrary to the spiritual goal of attaining peace. The only real miracle, he states, is for a being born of illusion (Maya) to transcend it. Truth or Samadhi is not an experience that one can have and then return from. It is a one-way path. He describes Samadhi not as a special state or experience, but as a continuous, silent state, much like the beating of the heart. While the external activities of nature carry on, internally, the ego is quiet and dissolved in the Self (Atman).