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The outer teacher's prime duty is to lead the aspirant to his own inner teacher. But if he leads the aspirant towards ever-increasing attachment, dependence, and submission to himself--that is, outwards and away from the inner teacher--then he only exploits him rather than directs him, and there is only false progress.

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 6 : Student-Teacher > # 537