Acharya Prashant explains a statement by Jesus Christ: "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law." He clarifies that the names of relationships mentioned—father, son, mother, daughter, mother-in-law—are all man-made social constructs for practical convenience. These names are not the individual's true, original identity, and clinging to them does not purify or elevate one's consciousness. Jesus's statement is not about inciting conflict between people. Instead, its purpose is to bring an individual closer to their own self and to other individuals. The distance a person feels from themselves and from others is largely caused by the names and identities they have taken upon themselves. For instance, animosity between a Hindu and a Muslim, or between different castes, arises from these names, not from the individuals themselves. These interactions, whether creating distance or a false sense of closeness, are purely social, not spiritual or even natural. It is the individual's consciousness that suffers under the weight of these roles, not the roles themselves. The person underneath these names is the one who is troubled. Our truth is covered by layers: a natural layer, and on top of that, a social layer. The individual is buried beneath these. The consciousness, trapped under these layers, struggles for freedom. Jesus's "sword" is a metaphor for cutting through the topmost social layer of relationships and identities. He is urging people to see themselves and others as human beings—as consciousness—rather than through the filter of roles, prejudices, and conditioning. A true relationship is based on understanding and well-wishing, not on social contracts, compulsions, or greed. The forced togetherness of social roles is not a real connection, and it is this false connection that must be severed for the sake of Truth.