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It is easy to fall into the error that spirituality means stagnation, that transcending the worldly life means abandoning it. This error arises because it is not clearly comprehended that the operative principle is what one does with his thoughts, not with his things. For the second activity is always a result of the first.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practices Involved > Chapter 7 : Discipline Desires > # 144