The following lectures were
given by Rudolf Steiner to an audience familiar with the general
background and terminology of his anthroposophical teaching. It
should be remembered that in his autobiography,
‘The Course of My Life,’
he emphasises the distinction between his written
works on the one hand and, on the other, reports of lectures which
were given as oral communications and were not originally intended
for print.
It should be borne in mind that certain premises
were taken for granted when the words were spoken. ‘These
premises,’ Rudolf Steiner writes, ‘include at the very
least, the anthroposophical knowledge of Man and of the Cosmos in its
spiritual essence; also what may be called
“anthroposophical history,” told as an outcome
of research into the spiritual world.’
For the benefit of readers a brief list of
publications relevant to the main theme has been added at the end of
this volume.
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