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He does not belong to the modern Occident, with its harsh strident materialism and glittering superficial soulless existence. He does not belong to the modern Orient, either, with its pitiful imitation of the West, its incredible superstitions and exaggerated piety, and its hybrid bewildered society.

-- Notebooks Category 12: Reflections > Chapter 2 : Philosophy and Contemporary Culture > # 205