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The helplessness of so many mystics in the face of social danger is an instructive symptom. It arises from the fact that mysticism possesses no social trend. Its ideal is specifically inner peace which--however desirable for all--is, when pursued as the highest aim, an individualistic and non-social one.

-- Notebooks Category 16: The Sensitives > Chapter 2 : Phases of Mystical Development > # 111