Anandamayi Ma said, "Students see only what they want to see. This prevents them from learning, and then they get attached to the path which they think they are following. They become very fanatical and egotistical and even begin fighting with people. This can happen to any seeker if his inferiority complex goes on developing creating boundaries, closing all the doors of knowledge and making him self-centered, uncommunicative, and egotistical...She said, “Learning the scriptures is very good and helpful, but without satsanga such learning can also make anyone egotistical. A learned man having satsanga is very humble, communicative, and gentle in his behavior."
SWAMI RAMA
Living with the Himalayan Masters [pg 208]
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