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Because we refute authoritarianism this does not mean we are to jump with the unbalanced into intuition and deny all value to the past, to books, and to the teachings of other men. Life would be empty indeed if each of us had to start his quest afresh without the help of great authors like Sankara. Because we deny that material inventions can alone give man happiness, we are not therefore to follow the fanatic and flee into asceticism.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practices Involved > Chapter 5 : Balance the Psyche > # 169