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It is an important part of his task to show men what their personal lives look like from an impersonal standpoint. Hence he points out the fallacy of their egotistic actions and the foolishness of their egotistic purposes. @center<478> Whatever he says or suggests to his disciples is said or suggested with a view to their ultimate good. Therefore he may sometimes recommend a course of action which brings unmediate pain or self-denial or self-discipline.

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 6 : Student-Teacher > # 477