Acharya Prashant explains that the Atman, or the self, can never be the object of inquiry because all inquiry originates from it. Instead of trying to inquire into the truth, one should inquire into their own confusion, bondage, and conflicts. He emphasizes that the truth is the power behind the inquiry, not the destination to be reached through it. Most spiritual seekers make the mistake of remaining in the false while searching for the truth, whereas the correct approach is to be firmly seated in the truth and then observe the false. When one is seated in truth, inquiry becomes a spontaneous and effortless act of seeing, much like how silence allows one to detect even the faintest noise.