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Can the inquiring and aspiring person find no better refuge anywhere than some rigid church or ashram? Must he join some institution and have the rest of his life laid out for him by others even if it does violence to his own finer feelings and best reasonings? Must he join a crowd of other aspirants or attach himself to some persuasive leader? It is a fact that many if not most do this, which shows the lack of strength in their minds and characters; but on the other hand a more popular way is easier and more comfortable.

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 4 : Organized Groups > # 51