that’s right. he really did say that. it was said in a context where carlos struggled with his academic studies. from the active side of infinity, chapter 15 - the clear view, page 101:
".. Consequently, I was having a very difficult time in my academic studies. I was losing sight of them. I tried desperately to find a rationale that would justify my academic endeavors.
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“It doesn’t make any difference,” he said to me one time, “how good a reader you are, and how many wonderful books you can read. What’s important is that you have the discipline to read what you don’t want to read. The crux of the sorcerers’ exercise of going to school is in what you refuse, not in what you accept.” .."
i haven’t read the books of robert abelar, but before i found this place i read a book from armando torres and thought it could be true, but he is also on the list with the “me too naguals”.
just in case you haven’t read these books yet, there are also the witches books: taisha abelar 2x books, florinda donner-grau 3x books, they can be downloaded, /t/list-of-publications-content/5256