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If he is practising philosophic reflection regularly, correctly, and courageously (for it hits at self-defenses and self-justifications), he will not ordinarily need to fight with his weaknesses and indisciplines. It will often be enough to let them die out as the inner being gradually changes and swallows them by its own power. But such counsel is not intended for those on other paths: for them it would be silly and dangerous.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practices Involved > Chapter 4 : Practise Mental Discipline > # 115