Acharya Prashant explains that to understand any practice or rule within Sanatana Dharma, one must look at its core, which is the Vedic philosophy found in Vedanta. He clarifies that Vedanta does not identify a person with their body or birth; instead, it views a human as incomplete consciousness seeking completeness, which is the Truth or the Self. He asserts that the classification of individuals into categories like Shudra or Brahmin was originally intended to be based on the level of consciousness rather than lineage. A Shudra, in the spiritual sense, refers to someone whose consciousness is tied to animalistic instincts and bodily identification, regardless of the family they were born into. He describes the current birth-based caste system as a social corruption and a distortion of spiritual principles. Regarding the historical restrictions on certain groups reading the Vedas, Acharya Prashant explains that spiritual texts require specific qualifications and a genuine desire for liberation. He argues that if someone focused only on worldly pleasures and exploitation gains access to high spiritual knowledge, they are likely to misuse it for selfish ends. He emphasizes that while peripheral texts like the Manusmriti are social codes that change or become irrelevant over time, the central pillar of the faith is Vedanta. He critiques modern political narratives that use outdated texts to incite hatred against the entire tradition, urging people to instead explore the Upanishads, which offer a universal science of the Self. He concludes by stating that the concept of the Self is India's greatest gift to humanity, providing a path to true mental peace that transcends religious boundaries.