Acharya Prashant explains that humans have a deep-seated tendency to complicate simple truths, especially when the ego feels threatened. In the realm of spirituality, people often project self-knowledge as something esoteric, mysterious, and beyond the reach of the common man's intellect. He argues that while logic and intellect may fail at the ultimate point of realization, they are essential tools up until that final stage. By making spirituality seem inaccessible, various superstitions, hypocrisies, and exploitative practices have flourished. He emphasizes that when something is understood clearly, it loses its power to intimidate or be used for exploitation, much like how scientific understanding of the atom allows us to harness its energy rather than fear it as a ghost.
