On one hand, there is a great danger that if you seek Light, you will seek the wrong kind of light; you will just seek darkness disguised as light. On the other hand, there is the equally dark option of not seeking at all. Between these two possibilities, I prefer the possibility of seeking Light, with all its associated dangers — that is still better than not seeking at all. Isn’t it better to die fighting in the battle than not fight at all?
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Questioner: Acharya Ji, there is a quote by you, “Seek Light, See Light, Be Light.” I was reading Krishnamurti's book where he said, “Seeking is a kind of self expansion. It’s an escape. You cannot get freedom from it.”
I am confused between the two. Please help.
Acharya Prashant: When Krishnamurti is saying, “Seeking is an extension of self-centered activity,” he is talking of the stuff that you usually seek. Krishnamurti is not talking to those who seek Light.
People seek darkness and its various shades. Here are the people, and they are seeking darkness in its various hues and shades. Krishnamurti’s way is to tell them, “Don’t seek,” my way is to tell them, “Seek Light,” because people are usually seeking only darkness.
