Transforming The Soul: Volume 1 | Free Book
Rudolf Steiner, P. Wehrle (trans.)
The spiritual-scientific investigator has ... to transform the soul
itself into an instrument; then - when his soul is awakened and he can
see into a spiritual world - he experiences, on a higher level, a
similar great moment as blind people do when, having been operated
upon, they look at a world they have not seen before. In a key series
of lectures on personal development, Rudolf Steiner explains that the
central mission of spiritual science is to enable people to ascend, in
full consciousness, to a knowledge of spiritual realities. But given
that the means to achieve spiritual perception are now widely
available, the danger exists that some individuals will gain access to
the spiritual world whilst harbouring impure motives. This can lead to
a distorted understanding and vision of that world. Steiner's
emphasis, therefore, is on the preparatory steps - the metamorphosis
and purification of the human soul - required for achieving true
spiritual enlightenment. Life itself teaches and prepares us for
progress, and anthroposophy explains and brings this to consciousness.
In some of his most lucid lectures, Steiner describes the missions of
anger, truth and reverence, the significance of human character, the
meaning of asceticism and illness, and the phenomenon of egoism. He
also clarifies the differences between Buddhism and Christianity,
describes the goal of spiritual science, and makes some esoteric
observations about the moon. Throughout the talks Steiner refers to
many significant historical figures, including St Augustine,
Coleridge, Leonardo da Vinci, Madame Blavatsky, Goethe, Homer, and
Shakespeare.
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