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The guru who performs the Oriental potentate to his court of disciples may be unconsciously playing up to their desires or expectations but also playing down to his own desire for power. It may help to keep them in juvenile dependence on him but also keep him within the ego and thus reduce his capacity to serve them.

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 6 : Student-Teacher > # 411