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A man's ignorance and helplessness is in proportion to what he feels about the Universal Mind. If he denies its very existence, if he is an utter materialist, then he has set himself at cross-purposes to Nature and will one day discover that his power and knowledge are as nothing. If he believes in the existence of a Universal Mind, but regards it as something utterly apart and separate from himself, then his position is much safer. If he recognizes that he is rooted in the Universal Mind, and seeks to develop his awareness of it, then he will become strong and wise in proportion to this development. In the first case, the man's attitude will constitute a permanent danger to him; in the third case, it will constitute a deliverance for him.

-- Notebooks Category 9: From Birth to Rebirth > Chapter 4 : Free Will, Responsibility, and The World-Idea > # 132