Get Underneath the Problem!

David Lynch in response to a question posed at the end of his U.C. Berkeley speech on 2005-11-06 titled Consciousness, Creativity and the Brain.

David Lynch:
Turn on the light, darkness goes right away, no problem. You don't have to fight the darkness.

All the good we can do for fellow man, all the good that we can do for society . . . all that is so beautiful . . . but at the same time, let's work together to turn on that light of unity, the real, most fundamental level of the world, of existence. Turn that thing up with a peace greeting group. Try that. See what happens. And see if negativity goes away like darkness goes away in the light. Laugh!

Audience Member:
I just have a quick question . . . Uh, whether you see transcendental meditation and diving within as antithetical to social activism and social movements, because this campus, in the 1960s came close to a "university for world peace". I'm not sure if that was predicated so much on meditation as opposed to social activism and jumping up and down and holding signs and speeches.

Audience:
Clap.

David Lynch:
To me . . . to me, you do what you can, like I just said. Do what you can for society. Let your voice ring out. But for me, I've got to concentrate on trying to, um . . . and I'd ask you to help me . . .  you know . . . do something that I really believe is getting underneath the problem. Not solving the problem at the level of the problem, even no matter how big your heart is. Get underneath the problem. Enliven that field of unity underneath all problems. Help do that as well.

Audience Member:
Thank you.

David Lynch:
Just read this . . .
May everyone be happy.
May everyone be free of disease.
May auspiciousness be seen everywhere.
May suffering belong to no one.
Peace.
Thank you.

Audience:
Clap.

Exunt