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An analytic study of the unconscious mind is made in The Wisdom of the Overself. The new synthesis of the Eastern tradition and the Western movement must and will come and will absorb what is true and useful in yoga and combine it with modern research. Such synthesis can emerge only from a prejudice-free study and practice which is both critical and sympathetic at the same time. It will have to be a new effort, actuated by a new spirit, inspired by new ideals, and freed from the superstitions which have been so abundant heretofore. Such an effort cannot emerge from an Indian ashram, as the spirit of truth is not its primary governing principle.

-- Notebooks Category 15: The Orient > Chapter 1 : Meetings of East and West > # 136