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Most of the aspirants who want to associate themselves with a master do so prematurely. Consequently they fail to find him or else find only pseudo-masters. What they really need is to associate themselves with a psychological counsellor or with a broad-minded wise clergyman, with someone who has effected a good solution of his own personal, emotional, and relational problems and is competent to help them solve theirs. Only after his work is done, only after he has cleared the way for a higher activity, only after he has prepared them to respond readily to the guidance of a master, should they seek such a one.

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 6 : Student-Teacher > # 690