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It is the art of putting oneself into and, for experts, of remaining in the soul's consciousness. Therefore only one who is capable of doing this can write about it with either accuracy or authority. All other writers, viewing the state from outside, can get back only their own thoughts about it, not real knowledge.

-- Notebooks Category 23: Advanced Contemplation > Chapter 7 : Contemplative Stillness > # 187