Acharya Prashant explains that religious institutions often fail to convey the power of spiritual truth because they become more associated with the image of Christ rather than the Spirit of Christ. He emphasizes that the life of Shri Krishna or Christ represents a message of total surrender to the truth, where even one's life, customs, and rituals can be given up for the sake of the Father. The church or temple frequently places too much importance on peripheral rituals and organized structures at the cost of what is central, causing the true magnetism of the divine to elude them. He notes that while teachings can be compartmentalized into books, life is unpredictable and requires a boldness to dive into the unknown with faith in God. Acharya Prashant further discusses how people often get caught in the very institutions they built to serve the truth, mistaking the architecture or rituals for the truth itself. He argues that a real Christian would not differentiate between Christ and the sacredness found in other forms, such as the Ganga or the Himalayas, because the truth is universal and man is one. Identifying truth with a particular book or way of worship is a false identification. He suggests that one must cling so tightly to the truth that they are willing to give up everything else, including the religious institution if it becomes an obstruction. Ultimately, he asserts that a truly religious person values God more than the religious organization, as God is the purpose and the end of religion.
