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• Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 1
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  • own obstinacy, which hinders understanding what the School
  • your souls what should stand over our School as a kind of
  • understanding. We shall begin with the words:
  • spirit-world stands that messenger of the gods, that messenger
  • better. That messenger of the spirit stands there and warningly
  • understanding, and can only be revealed by the countenance of
  • which he achieves when he understands what the Spirit-Messenger
  • such earnest awareness, we shall stand in thought where the
  • up from the floor and stands there with his hands in his
  • blue skin, is verily what rises from the abyss and stands
• Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 2
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  • spiritual world that guardian stands who earnestly warns people
  • mind the fact that the Guardian stands before the [entrance to]
  • to creative knowledge, we are truly standing in the spiritual
• Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 3
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  • world to those who are striving to be initiates and stand with
  • their souls in the spiritual world as people stand in physical
  • stands to a certain extent on firm ground, for this process has
  • outward experience. He stands on firm ground because he says to
  • You could not determine whether a person who stands before you
  • reality, is also the way the adept feels standing at the
  • a real spiritual being, a real spiritual fact stands before you
  • Only by honestly facing these opposing forces can he stand in
  • evoked in us by what the Guardian of the Threshold, standing
  • must also advise the person who wishes to stand correctly in
  • Thus, you have the manner in which you must stand within the
  • how do you stand within? Not as though you were standing with
  • in physical life; not by drawing breath. You stand there by
  • understand.
• Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 4
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  • Guardian of the Threshold. And we must understand this meeting
  • world cannot take place without this understanding of the
  • in understanding true esoteric life as we continue. For what
  • the esoteric, our very understanding of it brings about a
  • With this kind of attitude it is not possible to understand
  • we do not understand them if we do not use pure thinking to do
  • merely pours through our understanding, when it should immerse
  • then we will understand something else. Yes, my dear friends,
  • words. And when we understand the words, the thoughts they are
  • in ordinary life to the deeper understanding in the soul. And
  • trochaic rhythm, and we should understand how this rhythm,
  • stand still when such mantras penetrate our souls, or voice
  • is different with feeling. We act correctly if, standing below
  • I said last time, it is not a question of understanding the
  • able to withstand the separation of thinking, feeling and
  • stands a tree; I contemplate it. I contemplate my hand: it is
  • stands before us today - its conception originally from the
  • consciousness. Think, my dear friends, about standing outside
  • stand on, which we consider to be so important that it only
  • When you see the third beast's glassy eye, stand firm and feel
• Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 5
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  • is able to approach and come to an understanding of the
  • spiritual world in any form, depends upon understanding the
  • to the heavenly. So that in the moment that man stands before
  • the universe occurs. For normal consciousness we stand here in
  • to human beings. So here we stand, apart, looking inwards at
  • the senses, and how reason understands it, it is certainly not
  • is more difficult for normal consciousness to understand light.
  • the person who really stands before the Guardian of the
  • humans stand below and let the sun shine on us; for the more
  • be inwardly liberated if we do not stand before the pure
  • darkness in spirit-land, but when we stand before the
  • Then we must do our best to understand, with spiritual
  • matter, our thinking is extinguished. By understanding this,
  • between warmth and cold is what one must understand as the
  • instinctive clairvoyance that he could understand the words
  • understand what was being called out to him. And now we live in
  • understand the words called out to them in spirit-language.
  • out to him and he does not understand them and must therefore
  • live through the torments of not understanding. And what do
  • and our willing will be able to understand and to grasp the
• Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 6
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  • can say: our feet stand on the ground of the solid
  • from the earthly world where he stands alone, as it were, where
  • because we stand alone and the kingdoms of nature are beyond
  • don't merely understand this theoretically, as is mostly the
  • chemical laboratory, where the chemist stands at a bench and
  • lessons, my dear friends. You should not understand the things
  • will you experience the heart of the matter if you understand
  • those who realize that the light is there will understand the
• Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 7
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  • thinking is only capable of understanding the earthly - we must
  • of the stages from the point where I now stand, at which I am
• Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 8
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  • (Vorstand) which was formed during the Christmas Conference and
  • character. The investment of the Vorstand was thus an esoteric
  • Thus, the Vorstand at Dornach is an initiative-Vorstand, as was
  • position of the Vorstand at Dornach within the Anthroposophical
  • rather do the statutes describe what the Vorstand intends. And
  • used, the agreement of the Vorstand at the Goetheanum is first
  • based upon an understanding with the Vorstand at the
  • unless an understanding with the Vorstand at the Goetheanum has
  • that is, to Mrs. Wegman, in order to obtain the Vorstand's
  • agreement. It is important that in future the Vorstand at the
  • work in the world without a connection to the Vorstand at the
  • Goetheanum, they must either reach an understanding with the
  • Vorstand or they cannot include things which originate in the
  • unrecognized by it, but must clearly understand that it cannot
  • understand that [the leadership of] the School must be able to
  • reveal the grand cosmic script. For one who understands the
  • Then we must know: at this threshold stands a spiritual figure
  • healthy human understanding of what he has been told, for both
  • We stand here on the earth in our earthly existence: we feel
  • we can understand the human being so that we look through the
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• Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 9
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  • desires to understand in the right way must do so inwardly.
  • With common sense we can understand all of anthroposophy, but
  • to understand inwardly means to transfer more and more what is
  • the moment when the child stands on its feet and begins to move
  • yourselves as human beings standing amidst the earth's forces.
  • it again to a standstill, thus making the earth itself a
  • understanding, that is, with ever greater cosmic experience
• Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 10
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  • individual must find the way to understanding what it means to
  • understand everything offered by anthroposophy, if it exerts
  • common sense which understands anthroposophy, then at the
  • common sense which understands anthroposophy is the beginning
  • starts with this understanding through healthy common sense and
  • due to purely external circumstances. They do not understand
  • consideration of earthly relationships one stands spiritually
• Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 11
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  • brothers, if we are permeated with the will to understand
  • our earth — in appearance. It can therefore stand as
  • Here I stand — each of us says rightly — and
  • understand what the content of this esoteric school is meant to be.
• Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 12
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  • been said that understanding must exist for true spiritual
  • that we must understand that the person who is able to transmit
  • threshold; that the Guardian of the Threshold stands at the
  • at first by means of healthy human understanding – then
  • spiritual world in the right way, and then to stand within the
  • wants something different than really standing within the
  • spiritual understanding. But a substantial seclusion from the
  • way. It is better to stand within the tumult of life, exposed
  • other side of the threshold standing before the Guardian in the
  • are standing on physical ground.
• Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 13
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  • first arrive at the threshold where the Guardian stands, and
  • Who stands before spirit-land's gates,
  • And to your understanding's power,
  • Death stands at the long path's end.
• Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 14
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  • situation of standing before the Guardian in order to advance
  • normal human understanding, first in knowledge and also through
  • may lose the everyday capacity for understanding, which holds
  • Here on this side of the threshold we are standing on the earth,
  • He stands on the other side. The Guardian of the Threshold
  • standing on the other side of the threshold. The Guardian
  • is the case. He calls to us once we stand on the other side
  • You must understand, my dear friends, the reality that this
  • I” here in the fourth place when standing before the
  • present when one stands before the Guardian of the Threshold
• Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 15
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  • events and cosmic beings, if they can truly understand with
  • in order to grasp with full understanding what the content of
  • first as the blackest darkness. It stands like a wall before
  • The first being we encounter stands at this abyss.
  • enable us to understand our situation once we have flown over
  • When we stand here in the physical world, we feel
  • standing among the three kingdoms of nature. We must also
  • in our souls the sensation of standing in the spiritual world
  • standing beyond the abyss in the spiritual world still in
  • surroundings we do not stand alone. We should learn to feel
  • that we stand within the cosmic process, and that everything,
  • own souls with which, where we are standing in darkness
  • Thus we are standing at the Guardian of the
  • so that we can stand in the realm of nature, but also in the
• Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 16
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  • who correctly understands the world. But before doing so,
  • From this you will understand that membership in the School
  • heart to understand them: the admonition to self-knowledge,
  • in meditation we imagine the being standing at the abyss of
  • before us. We must cross over this abyss. The Guardian stands
  • stands before the abyss of existence; now we are already
  • are standing within this black, night enclosed darkness,
  • prepares us for understanding.
  • human beings, stand between the resounding of the demand for
• Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 17
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  • understanding of the universe, resounds to human hearts from all
  • the Threshold stands, appeared before our souls. We heard the
  • Guardian stands, feels himself to be within weaving, living
  • Death stands at the path's end.
• Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 18
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  • This stands before our souls as unshakable, all-pervading truth:
  • Threshold, who stands at the abyss of being. He doesn't speak
  • was brightening for us. Now, as we stand shaken by the great truth
  • “only spirit is”, he stands there speechless,
  • understand the connection between his earthly existence and that
  • passes through the gate of death will only be able to understand
  • And what is extremely important in understanding
  • understand what is resonating there.
  • should already have heard here. They don't understand it. When
  • understand what is resonating there, if we can only hear the
  • incomprehensible sounds instead of the understandable words of
  • understand the spiritual world into which he enters if
  • there, so to speak. We are now standing before the third one,
  • stands there. On it stands:
  • Who stands before the gates of spirit-land,
  • And your power of understanding,
  • Death stands at the path's end.
• Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 19
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  • Now we stand within the Spirit-Word, the
  • fleeting thoughts understand as “I am” is only
  • lightning, where we now stand. The Word is flame, a flaming
  • This is what the human being who stands within it all says.
  • it is a conclusion when we now stand at the place where we
  • point out to our souls the path to understanding the true
  • What has been presented to us in mantric words, will stand
• Title: First Class Lessons: Lesson XX (recapitulation)
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  • stands, when we consider Michael, we have the Archangelos who
  • only then, my dear friends, can you correctly understand what
  • our true humanity flows. To really understand these words means
  • understand the inner meaning of the esoteric path. This
  • that it be understood; for such understanding is in itself the
  • work for each individual. And the first thing is to understand
  • transcendence, magnificence and majesty. When you can stand
  • deepest darkness. And we stand there, surrounded by the majesty
  • aware that the first being who confronts us stands where the
  • Threshold stands before us on this side of the abyss. We call
  • he stands there — if we have sufficiently internalized
  • and if we correctly understand the words which resound:
  • We are standing at the edge of the abyss. The Guardian speaks
  • beings in our surroundings say, if we understand them
• Title: First Class Lessons: Lesson XXI (recapitulation)
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  • Guardian calls us to stand close to him. He looks at us with
  • naught but seeming. But what we feel stands at least halfway
• Title: First Class Lessons: Lesson XXII (recapitulation)
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  • After he first showed us how we should stand in respect to our
  • strength; how, however, we should understand that not only what
  • Your selfhood then should understand
  • Your selfhood then should understand
  • Your selfhood then should understand
  • Your selfhood then should understand
  • we then “understand”, where we gradually come
  • will. We stand alongside being. Two high-toned syllables
  • “understand”; It is “grasp”, which is
  • from above, if it wants to follow a higher striving. We stand
  • Again, we are standing between polar opposites with our
• Title: First Class Lessons: Lesson XXIII (recapitulation)
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  • then, if we understand what striving towards the light is, we
  • darkness transform us into matter, but to stand firmly in our
  • contains the force of human will. Once again, we stand face to
  • bring. We are still standing at the yawning abyss of being, but
  • seekers after knowledge, we stand now before the Guardian of
  • standing on the earth, on the element earth. You are standing
  • feet, regardless of whether you are standing on the floor of a
  • in standing, that you are touching the earth's gravitational
  • element. You could be standing above on a mountain, or on a
  • understanding impossible. Least of all in esoteric matters
• Title: First Class Lessons: Lesson XXIV (recapitulation)
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  • knowledge we have reached the place where we stand before the
  • death in order to understand the things of the physical-sensory
  • we are to find the truth, how we stand in the middle between
  • Guardian of the Threshold, before whom we stand as the earnest
  • But it is just this understanding of ourselves as earthly human
  • Thus, we may understand what is spoken as having been
• Title: First Class Lessons: Lesson XXV (recapitulation)
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  • stand beside the Guardian of the Threshold. The abyss of being
  • dear friends, when we are standing here in earthly existence
  • when we walk or stand, when our will pervades us. We must
  • observe it as if we stepped out of our bodies and were standing
• Title: First Class Lessons: Lesson XXVI (recapitulation)
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  • the human being experiences when he stands on the other side of
  • stands there in the region, in which we first were with all our
  • the person who stands over there, who we ourselves are, in a
  • back once again at the gray figure that stands over there,
  • figure is standing. We look over there. There stands the one