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We must learn to see more clearly, to separate our real needs from our fancied ones. Take a single example. Our real need is to be emotionally secure. Our fancied need is possession of or association with a particular person through whom we believe such security can be had. This person may be a marital mate or a spiritual master.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practices Involved > Chapter 6 : Self-Reflection and Action > # 16