Acharya Prashant addresses the concept of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the world is one family) in the context of spirituality. He begins by clarifying that this idea is not the basic premise of spirituality but rather a popular catchphrase. Similarly, he dismisses the term 'global consciousness' as another phrase in circulation that is not deeply spiritual. The speaker asserts that the first thing spirituality brings is not the realization that the entire world is a family, but the understanding that the entire world is false. He emphasizes this distinction, stating, "Not that the entire world is family, but that the entire world is false." He elaborates that there is no single objective world; instead, each individual lives in their own personal, subjective universe. These personal worlds, which are centered around a false and self-serving personal center, are what spirituality reveals to be false. Because everyone lives in their own personal world, no two worlds are ever truly in sync, which is the fundamental cause of strife and conflict. Each person's false center cares only for its own imaginary welfare, leading to a lack of genuine harmony. Acharya Prashant contrasts these popular, comfortable notions with the deeper truths of Vedanta and the Upanishads. He describes the concept of the world as one family as a pedestrian idea that people adopt because it suits them. The more profound declarations of Vedanta are often ignored because they are difficult to understand and, when understood, can be frightening as they expose the falseness of our lives and concepts. This leads to the Vedantic process of 'Neti Neti' (not this, not this), which involves systematically negating and dropping what is false. He concludes by explaining that the way forward is not to extend the unhappiness found in our small personal families to the entire globe. The fundamental spiritual question one must ask is, "Who am I?" Through this self-enquiry, one discovers the falseness of the constructed self. Oneness is not an external goal to be achieved but an internal discovery that arises naturally when the false is seen through. Before one can feel oneness with others, one must first know the 'one' that they truly are.