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The humility needed must be immensely deeper than what ordinarily passes for it. He must begin with the axiom that the ego is ceaselessly deceiving him, misleading him, ruling him. He must be prepared to find its sway just as powerful amid his spiritual interests as his worldly ones. He must realize that he has been going from illusion to illusion even when he seemed to progress.

-- Notebooks Category 18: The Reverential Life > Chapter 3 : Humility > # 20 -- Perspectives > Chapter 18: The Reverential Life > # 30