In response to a question about how India can use spirituality to become a developed country, Acharya Prashant explains that the materialistic approach is not wrong, but it might be incomplete. He refers to Vedanta, which states that education must necessarily consist of two components. The first, lower component is called 'Avidya' or 'Apara Vidya', which pertains to the material world. The second, higher component is 'Vidya' or 'Para Vidya', which is inner knowledge. The ancient seers and thinkers were clear that if one does not know the material world, they will be condemned to a deep, dark place. It is extremely important to understand the world experienced through the senses. Acharya Prashant elaborates that science, as we know it, is very important and useful and cannot be brushed away by calling it materialism. India suffered a lot because it did not pay adequate attention to material advancement. The Upanishads state that if you ignore material education, you will suffer, and if you ignore inner education, you will also suffer. However, the one who suffers more is the one who lacks material education. If you lack inner education (spiritual education), you will go to a bad place, but if you lack worldly knowledge, you will go to a worse place. He points out that when the British came to India, their relatively smaller armies could defeat Indian armies because their technology was more advanced. If you lose the battles for various kinds of freedom, then there is nothing left to save. At the same time, the West itself is suffering due to a lack of inner knowledge or spiritual education. The current climate crisis is largely attributable to the developed Western world. This is a result of the lack of inner education, which has made the West a threat to itself and the entire world. Therefore, it is crucial to take the best from everywhere and not repeat others' mistakes. Our educational institutions must have both: state-of-the-art teaching facilities, laboratories, and a focus on research, patents, and technical education, as well as very rich humanities departments. Even in professional courses, there must be courses that deal with life, identity, values, and the relationship between the self and the world. This includes the basics of philosophy, psychology, and especially Indian philosophy (Darshans).