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The mere flexion and extension of the body's muscles may be valuable to the man who wants to display how large and how thick he can develop them, but it is not enough for, and may be mere drudgery to, the man who wants the philosophic attainment. The latter must creatively join breathing, thinking, imagining, believing, worshipping, and willing to the physical act and focus them upon it, if he is to gain that attainment.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practices Involved > Chapter 5 : Balance the Psyche > # 18