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The second stage will often occupy a man for several years and although it lacks the altogether different quality of contemplation, it yields its own benefits and gains. These are valuable and necessary, even though they are the product of concentrated intellect or creative imagination. They prepare him for the next stage and remove the obstructions to its entry.

-- Notebooks Category 4: Elementary Meditation > Chapter 1 : Preparatory > # 240