Acharya Prashant criticizes those who suggest avoiding the scriptures, stating that people are already disinclined to read them, being preoccupied with trivial content like erotica. He argues that turning the avoidance of scriptures into a virtue is turning the world into a "veritable hell." People are already avoiding scriptures, and now some are proclaiming that it is needless to read them. The speaker questions this stance, noting that no one says it is needless to read pamphlets, marketing brochures, or WhatsApp messages, which are allowed to pass without scrutiny. However, when it comes to the Upanishads, people are advised not to touch them. The speaker asserts that the claim by some masters that they have not read any scriptures is a "grand lie." He compares this to teenagers secretly reading erotica, suggesting these masters hide their reading of scriptures because they cannot comprehend them. If someone were to ask them a question on the Gita, they would be unable to answer, so their best strategy is to declare it "out of syllabus." This behavior is contrasted with someone like Osho, who is deemed more respectable because he was a great and avid reader who encouraged everyone to read all scriptures from everywhere. Osho would actively field questions on texts like the Shiv Sutras, the Upanishads, and the Brahma Sutras. Furthermore, the speaker brings up the example of Kabir Saheb and his profound, paradoxical verses ("ulatbansi"), which only someone of Osho's stature could address. He challenges the modern so-called gurus to explain these verses, stating they would find no place to hide. Their best strategy, therefore, is to claim they have not read Kabir at all. The speaker concludes that these gurus simply lack the depth to appreciate a figure like Kabir. He suggests it is far easier for them to sit on a decorated stage and talk about the virtues of Rudraksh or pseudo-scientific nonsense than to speak on the profound teachings of Kabir or Ashtavakra, which requires a tremendous understanding that not everyone possesses.
