“Now the eighteenth quality of Jñāna: ‘having no fondness for crowds of people’. That is, not falling into company with those attached to sense-objects. Even in the midst of cruel beasts one may easily attain the settled state, but it is not possible to keep up sādhana while moving among ordinary, unlettered people. A person's sādhana forms its bond according to the company he keeps. Join the good, and good association follows; join the bad, and bad habits come about.”