Acharya Prashant explains that minimalism is deeply related to liberation. The more you expand your material universe and invest yourself in thousands of material things around you, the more difficult it will be to walk free. He states that you don't own those things; those things own you. He illustrates this by pointing out how people get caught up in household chores, like cooking special meals or caring for numerous expensive items, which he finds repulsive. These activities and possessions take away your time, and time is life. He advises questioning social norms and asking oneself, "Do I really need to have this particular thing in my life?" True minimalism, he explains, comes from a love for the real thing. When you have a love for liberation, you develop a love for time, as time is your tool towards liberation. Consequently, you can no longer afford to spare time for nonsensical things and you start leaving them out. He criticizes the pride people take in time-consuming domesticity, such as spending hours on home-cooked meals, calling it a form of hell. Acharya Prashant points out that the value of the house being a temple and family members being deities is very deep, especially in Indian systems. He provocatively suggests living a houseless, wandering life to save time and not be anchored to one piece of real estate. He clarifies that he is not against the institution of the home or family if it assists in liberation. However, he opposes them because they typically become cages that do not aid liberation. He emphasizes that no institution is bigger than liberation.