Acharya Prashant explains that the primary function of religious scriptures is not to add something to a person, but to facilitate a process of negation and removal. Authentic scriptures teach the path of 'Neti-Neti' (not this, not this), helping individuals discard what appears real and attractive but is actually illusory. He emphasizes that terms associated with religion, such as non-violence and non-possession, are inherently words of negation. The speaker clarifies that while everyone has a goal and thus practices a form of concentration, true meditation is rare because most people focus on false or worldly goals. Real meditation requires the discernment to distinguish between a true goal and a false one, a clarity that only religious scriptures can provide. Acharya Prashant warns against the modern trend of 'secular meditation' or 'mindfulness' that avoids religious texts. He describes such practices as superficial spiritual entertainment or cheap stress-relief tactics that fail to bring about total transformation. He asserts that without the foundation of scriptures like the Upanishads, the Gita, the Bible, or the Quran, one cannot truly know the highest goal. True meditation involves the dissolution of the ego, which is far more difficult than physical death. He concludes by advising seekers to engage in the deep study of multiple scriptures to gain self-knowledge, which is the honest observation of one's own thoughts and actions, eventually leading to liberation from the self.