Acharya Prashant explains that devotion means the experience of pain and the definite notion that one has strayed far from whatever is good, high, beautiful, and pure. This separation might be due to illusion or one's own mistakes. Consequently, one has become so distant from what is good that they lack the capability to bridge this gap on their own. That which is beautiful, pure, and true is also powerful, and since we are far from it, we lack the strength to reach it by our own efforts. Therefore, the only method left in devotion is to bow one's head and completely surrender to the one you wish to reach, asking the destination itself to show the path. If we were wise enough to determine the path ourselves, we would not be in our current predicament. Devotion is not a blind flow of emotion; there is a philosophy behind it. This philosophy is the realization of one's own mistakes and helplessness. It is the understanding that one has messed up their life and has become too weak to improve on their own. The devotee is a rebel. By accepting servitude to the One, they become free from all others. They resolve not to listen to their own mind, which is the fundamental principle. The devotee's language becomes one of positivity, saying, "I will follow God," instead of the negative, "I will not follow myself." Bowing before an idol is a method to ensure one does not bow before anything else, especially not before one's own flawed self. The purity of the mind is determined by what brings peace, tranquility, elevation, cleanliness, joy, and freedom. Anything that causes suffering is an impurity. A defiled mind is one that is in pain. The only criterion for any action is your own joy and liberation. Spirituality is not about blindly following divine or social rules; at its center is the individual's well-being. Everything is for your peace. Purity of mind is achieved by removing existing impurities and closing the doors to new ones, even if they seem alluring. Do not accept anything that does not bring you peace.