Acharya Prashant addresses a question about whether the emotional impact of man-made structures is purely due to aesthetics and physics, or if there is a spiritual sense to it, particularly concerning consecrated spaces. He begins by clarifying that the feeling of sacredness or divinity in a place is largely a result of one's own conditioning. He explains that one must be told in advance that a place is consecrated for the mind to be conditioned to experience it as such. To illustrate his point, Acharya Prashant shares a personal anecdote from his corporate days. While visiting a cluster of old, dilapidated temples, he and his colleagues were told that Temple No. 8 was especially sacred and miraculous. A deeply religious colleague, who had a strong belief in the metaphysical and paranormal, went to what he thought was Temple No. 8 and returned with a peculiar glow on his face, claiming to have had a miraculous, divine experience. However, Acharya Prashant, who was standing in front of the actual Temple No. 8, revealed that his colleague had mistakenly been at Temple No. 6. Upon hearing this, the colleague's divine experience vanished, proving it was a product of his conditioned belief rather than any inherent quality of the place. Acharya Prashant further explains that the true purpose of religious structures and their symbols is to act as pointers toward higher values and self-knowledge. For instance, the 'Hansa' (swan) is a significant motif in Vedanta, symbolizing the Atman (the pure Self) and freedom. When one sees a 'Hansa' on a temple wall and is reminded of the Atman, the structure has served its purpose. The beauty of a structure, whether in nature or man-made, can have a soothing effect, but to attribute sacredness to it through rituals is misleading. Spirituality, he asserts, is not about spirits or paranormal phenomena but is fundamentally 'Atma-gyan' (self-knowledge). It is a relentless inquiry, not a belief system. He concludes that a truly consecrated space is one created with the purpose of elevating individuals by reminding them of what is truly important—knowledge, courage, and freedom. The consecration lies in the creation of a structure that speaks of these values, not in performing rituals.