Acharya Prashant explains that the cycle of repeated mistakes, or 'slipping,' continues not because we are unconscious of it, but because we use knowledge to justify or suppress the truth. One way we avoid reality is by convincing ourselves that slipping is our natural state and that we cannot do better. Another way is by lying to ourselves and distorting facts to deny that a slip ever occurred. He emphasizes that spiritual advancement is not about accumulating more information, but about the courageous journey of dropping the unnecessary load of false knowledge and self-deception.
