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The object of the average yogi is to attain inner peace whereas the object of the philosopher is to attain inner reality. The two paths coincide up to a point but the second then proceeds farther than the other one. For example, asceticism which is a finishing point for the mystic is only a starting point for the philosopher.

-- Notebooks Category 16: The Sensitives > Chapter 2 : Phases of Mystical Development > # 58