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So long as anyone lives in a state of uncontrolled emotion, and especially of ungoverned desire, so long does he remain unready for entry into the higher consciousness. For he is unable to bring his mind into that unruffled balanced state which is necessary to reflect like a mirror the truth and peace of that consciousness.

-- Notebooks Category 6: Emotions and Ethics > Chapter 3 : Discipline Emotions > # 89