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Without belittling the practical values of daily living which the Western world shares everywhere, it must be said that a better-balanced use of its time would bring it a better realization of our spiritual possibilities. A period--however short--of physical isolation from its restless routine of bustle, work, and pleasure, repeated every day and used for meditation, would be well repaid. Nothing would be lost by playing the recluse for a few minutes or, better, for a fraction of an hour; but much would be gained.

-- Notebooks Category 3: Relax and Retreat > Chapter 1 : Take Intermittent Pauses > # 156