Acharya Prashant addresses the statement, "If ignorance is the darkness of the eyes, then knowledge is the blindness of the eyes." He explains that as long as one is in the process of trying to know, one is a seeker, a practitioner, or one who desires liberation, but not yet a knower. This effort to know is acceptable. The problem arises the moment one declares, "I have known, I have become a knower." On that day, the effort to know ceases, which is why knowledge is called the blindness of the eyes. The speaker elaborates that this kind of knowledge means putting a full stop at a place where there is no completeness, stopping where one should not have stopped, a place where there is no real rest. It is to convince oneself, "I have known." This is contrasted with the continuous process of "knowing," which is like a flowing river—possessing freshness, newness, and continuity, ensuring it never rots. Conversely, the state of "I have known" is a closed, packaged entity, a corpse of knowledge that is bound to decay. This static knowledge is often held within the mind, or the skull, and is what rots. Real knowledge, he asserts, can never be static; it is always a dynamic process. One must continue to know. Therefore, one can only say, "I am knowing," a statement that holds humility and truth. To claim, "I know," is to kill the very process of knowing, leaving only its corpse. This is why it is said that while ignorance is bad, this static knowledge is far worse. An ignorant person is trapped by the knowledge of their ignorance, but a knower is trapped by the knowledge of their knowledge, making them harder to save. This entire mechanism is driven by the ego's need to assert its existence. The "I" is fundamentally uncertain of its own being, so it makes statements like "I am ignorant" or "I am a knower" to establish its reality. The primary assertion is always "I am," with the attribute being secondary. The claim to be a knower is particularly perilous because the person does not even know if they truly exist, yet they make a further claim of being knowledgeable.