Acharya Prashant addresses the popular saying, "be your own light," stating that it is currently a fad and an ignorant thing to say, with all due respect to the Buddha. He clarifies that such advice was meant only for very select, privileged disciples and not for everyone. The speaker explains that given the way humans are born and configured, we will not get light or illumination just on our own; it will not happen automatically. Therefore, we require guidance. However, seeking guidance comes with associated risks. The worst thing that can happen is to seek guidance from the wrong place. But just because there is a danger of receiving false guidance, one cannot stop taking guidance altogether, as that would be an equally disastrous thing. The speaker identifies two extremes of a duality that are unfortunately very crowded. The first extreme is the person who is prepared to follow, but ends up following a quack, a charlatan, or an unqualified, ineligible teacher. The second, opposite extreme is the person who says, "I don't follow anybody." The speaker points out that these non-followers are deceived because they keep on following themselves, and one's own self is probably one of the worst gurus you can get. He asserts that you are surely the worst guru when you are a guru to yourself. Thus, both followers and non-followers are equally deceived. The non-followers follow themselves, which is the ego, while the followers follow a false guru. Acharya Prashant explains that these two extremes, the outer guru (the quack) and the inner guru (the ego), must both be rejected to come to the real guru. He uses the analogy of a tightrope walker to illustrate that these two seemingly opposing forces are not truly opposites but are hand-in-glove, supporting each other. Often, two parties in a dispute are necessary for each other, and through their quarrel, they ensure their mutual continuation. Therefore, one should not be deceived when two parties are quarreling, as it doesn't mean one wants to end the other; rather, they are supporting each other. To find the right path, one must rigorously and dispassionately question both the guidance they receive from others and the guidance they give themselves.