' Far to one side '...

If he wishes to enter the portal of philosophy he will most likely begin with others,

with what philosophers have thought and taught; but in the end he must make a second beginning--with himself.

He will have to re-examine his own psyche, his own personality,

but from a detached position, standing far to one side.

He will have to decide each hour of each day how to apply the truth,

gathered from books and teachers,

to the events, duties, occasions, and thoughts of that day.



-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 5:
Self-Development > # 38 Paul Brunton