Acharya Prashant emphasizes the extreme brevity and limitation of human life, noting how time passes in the blink of an eye. He observes that people often fail to realize how quickly they transition from childhood to old age. He warns against the mistake of identifying the mortal body—composed of flesh, bone, and blood—with the immortal soul. According to him, spirituality is not about knowing the soul, but about understanding the mind, the body, and one's transient existence. He explains that while the soul cannot be known as an object, one can become established in it by understanding the nature of the mortal self.