Acharya Prashant explains that morality (naitikta) is a set of rules for conduct that a group or society determines for itself. It is based on policy (niti) and public opinion (mores). This societal morality is relative, changing with time and place, and is often a collective and traditional decision that the group itself has not deeply thought about but has borrowed from tradition. He contrasts this with wisdom (vivek) and understanding (bodh). He states that duty is for those who lack understanding, and morality is for those who lack wisdom. Wisdom is concerned with what is permanent (nityata) and timeless, distinguishing it from the impermanent. The decision of what is right and wrong should come from one's own awakening and inner light, not from societal rules. Morality is often opportunistic, changing based on convenience and greed rather than true understanding. Acharya Prashant argues that societal morality is often hostile to individual wisdom because morality is collective while the individual is a free unit. When an individual stands up with their own understanding, the group perceives them as a rebel. He asserts that moral people have historically persecuted spiritual people. He dismisses the fear that individual discretion would lead to chaos, using the analogy of people navigating a crowded fair using their own sight without needing external rules. He concludes that it is better to make mistakes based on one's own understanding than to be lifelessly safe by following borrowed traditions. He further explains that Vedanta has no connection with such conventional morality, which is why traditional, moral people are often irritated by spiritual individuals. He uses the example of ritualists being annoyed by lovers of knowledge. Vedanta encourages questioning everything, even what seems settled, and not just blindly believing. The decision of what is right or wrong, what path to take, must come from one's own inner awakening and light, not from society or tradition.