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It is not good for some students to immerse themselves in Oriental literature, as they may need to find a less negative and more positive attitude. These should give thought to adapting themselves to the external world in which they find themselves today, however hard and harsh it seems. They should give more attention to mastering successfully the practical side of life. If they submit to the influence of the yogis they will finish up as nuns or monks, using Hindu terminology instead of Christian, lost to the real service of society and basking in delusive peace but as remote from truth or esoteric philosophy as ever.

-- Notebooks Category 15: The Orient > Chapter 1 : Meetings of East and West > # 91