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The consequence of the monk's misinterpretation of his own position as being the highest is a natural but deplorable one. For having turned away on principle from active participation in the worldly life, he turns away also from the realities of particular situations within that life.

-- Notebooks Category 3: Relax and Retreat > Chapter 4 : Retreat Centres > # 133