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Their devotion to the guru, the cult, or the group is, in terms of real spiritual progress, both a help and a hindrance. As a sign, and insofar as it is a measure, of aspiration to rise toward a superior state of being, it is a help. But as another bar added to the cage in which they live, shutting out all those who are not co-followers or co-members, it increases partisanship and widens prejudice.

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 4 : Organized Groups > # 59