Paul Brunton Philosophic Foundation homepage > Notebooks of Paul Brunton



As soon as he comes under the sway of a master or, worse, of an organization, his mentality, outlook, beliefs, and attitudes come under sectarian conditioning, implanted suggestion, and stiffened indoctrination. The result is that he becomes incapable of learning truth because he is no longer open to it (he believes he already possesses it).

-- Notebooks Category 16: The Sensitives > Chapter 10 : The Is Is Not an Ism > # 13