Acharya Prashant highlights that the Western world is currently suffering due to a significant lack of inner knowledge and spiritual education. This deficiency has led to a global crisis, including the climate emergency, which is largely attributable to the developed first world. He argues that the absence of inner education makes an individual or society a threat not only to themselves but to all species on the planet. Without material knowledge, one falls prey to external superstitions and enslavement by others. Conversely, without self-knowledge or knowledge of the mind, one becomes a slave to their own internal evil tendencies, thoughts, and emotions. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that both forms of slavery—being enslaved by the outside world or by one's own internal nature—are equally detrimental. He concludes that educational institutions must integrate both material knowledge and inner knowledge to ensure individuals are not condemned to any form of slavery.