Acharya Prashant explains that saints are often opposed because they are easily recognizable and represent a dangerous truth to the ego. He notes that even those who stand against a saint often harbor a secret devotion, visiting them in private or honoring the dust of their feet, yet they lack the courage to walk openly with them. People often maintain a distance from the truth to keep an escape route open, using excuses like 'it might be an illusion' to avoid total commitment. He emphasizes that true love can only be directed toward the divine, as human attraction is often based on hiding physical realities and maintaining romantic illusions. If the raw facts of the human body were fully exposed, most worldly 'love' would vanish, proving it is based on deception and superficiality. He further clarifies that a true lover acts like a teacher, ruthlessly cutting away the partner's ego and flaws rather than accepting them. The popular notion of 'accepting someone with all their imperfections' is dismissed as a trap that encourages stagnation. Acharya Prashant asserts that love does not mean tolerating triviality; instead, a real lover demands the highest version of the other. Regarding physical intimacy, he explains that while the heart belongs to the divine, the body follows its own natural functions. People often over-emphasize sexual pleasure because they are searching for a glimpse of divine peace that they lack in their daily lives. Ultimately, loving oneself means having the courage to acknowledge one's imperfections as facts, which is the first step toward their dissolution.