Does self-knowledge come through searching?

'1. Does self-knowledge come through searching? - 16 July 1949 What is it that most of us are seeking? Does clarity come through searching and trying to find out what others say? Can incessant search and longing give you the extraordinary sense of reality orcreative being that comes when you really understand yourself? Without knowing your background and the substance of your thought, whereit comes from, surely your search is utterly futile and your action has nomeaning. The responsibility for any action depends on ourselves, not on others. Q: Do I have to be at any special level of consciousness to understand you? Q: The movement of life is experienced in relationship to people and to ideas.'