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Group emotion is worked up until it becomes a substitute for personal inspiration. Either through ignorance of or inability to practise meditation, or both, the group members are happy to share, and are satisfied with, a common experience on the shallowest level. But nothing will replace individual work at self-development leading to deeper experience and higher knowledge.

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 4 : Organized Groups > # 61