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If it is an inspired, worthwhile piece of art--whether it be music, composition, or painted picture--it will be able to shift one's attention from other and personal things to itself and hold that attention, however briefly. In short, it helps him to forget the self and to become the other. Now if he could make that same transition from the self to a higher level of consciousness where the highest part of his being resides though it is seldom brought within the circle of consciousness, he will achieve the greatest blessing he could give himself.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 1 : Appreciation > # 47