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Title: Lecture: Overcoming Nervousness
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In contrast, however, suppose that I stand alone and quite independently

Title: Lecture: Problems of Nutrition
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standpoint of spiritual science. Problems of nutrition undoubtedly
On the one hand, spiritual science stands
particularly by taking a stand that can be expressed in the
We must understand each other precisely as to
another, and he who assumes that it does will misunderstand it
from the standpoint of spiritual science as to whether the
the standpoint of spiritual science, we find that his etheric body
in a spiritual respect plant and man stand opposite each other.
foolishness could, viewed from another standpoint, also have its
the ego, and you can understand why it is that people turn to it.
standpoint it can be seen that milk contains everything a man

Title: Lecture: The Weaving and Living Activity of the Human Etheric Bodies
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From this standpoint, the animal kingdom differs from man only
case of Oken. From the standpoint of his time, the scientist Oken
material which is used in accordance with higher standpoints. While
contemplate from a similar standpoint man’s astral body. We
always contemplate things from different standpoints, so that we
standpoints from which these things are viewed.
as our etheric body. From the standpoint just indicated, our etheric
considered from a particular standpoint ... from the standpoint that
from this standpoint, spiritual science acquires an immense
(his standpoint is quite an indifferent matter; it is all the same
These facts stand on
it is nevertheless so, from the standpoint of reality.
that the experience of standing beneath the gallows and. being
qualities just described, whom we can only understand if we know this
and if we are able to feel it. In that case, we shall understand
we understand spiritual science.
programme. From their own standpoint, the ordinary Philistines are

Title: Lecture: Nervous Conditions in Our Time
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nowadays who is not nervous. We can well understand even this
other's will. But now suppose that I stand quite alone, and in my own
things speak for themselves and to understand a person in himself,

Title: Lecture: The Elementary Kingdoms
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since the earliest times, is not so easy to understand as we
understand such things in the best way, if we proceed from
stand one beside another; there is a division between them,
consider the world from a higher standpoint, we find that
analysis and understanding of things.
body with stands these attacks for decades! Let us now try to
the sentient soul, the understanding soul, and the
prospects for the future. Whatever we really understand, we
does the plant-world do? You will understand what takes place
will never attain to a living understanding. In the vegetable
gradually be able to understand such things.
admitted of course, that it is not possible to understand a
contains everything. In order to understand the world, people

Title: Lecture: On the Occasion of Goethe's Birthday
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standpoint that there is no such thing as gravitation, that
a standard, by the aid of which certain facts relating to the
admit that it would be reasonable to stand in front of a
understanding of the real standpoint of psychological facts,
demands that the thinkers who take their stand on the
that an honest desire existed to try to understand what we
understanding, he found other thinkers by whom he was most
perfectly sincere in their inability to understand Goethe's
teachings regarding colour, from their own standpoint. These
understand the laws of nature were everywhere fertilised by
inner life and understanding of the world, he is an example
Goethe, and a gradual and increasing understanding of his
quoted, our materialistic age has but a meagre understanding
understand. We must not allow him to be represented to us as
understand. I should never shrink from such a step, because I
who can follow with understanding will be convinced that no

Title: Lecture: The Errors of Spiritual Investigation
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super-sensible Beings, standing before him.
their standpoint they are fully justified, because the
Truth stands behind it, the same in both, but having passed
such philosophical standpoint, can heed each advocate of such
reasonable and convincing for all standpoints and one will
standpoint, the others are rejected without anything further.
standpoint. I have presented this method of perception here
attitude. If this is possible of two opposite standpoints,
standpoint, held fanatically, contains the Truth. One might
something, e.g. from one standpoint, but this could occur
just as well from another standpoint. This can lead to a kind
as to the origin of this difference in human standpoints. If
own standpoint, and asking: — how has my soul then,
another standpoint, recognises its worth, and attempts to see
Thereby diverse standpoints balance themselves in the world.
Different people with just as different standpoints oppose
and then to see how each has come to his standpoint, then
position to understand what is investigated, once it is
understanding. It is just as comprehensible and true that one
sufficiently prepared, can follow with understanding, and
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Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 1
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personal feeling as the standard of measurement. As persons we are
modern spiritual life — two figures which stand out as
wither up. Just as Persephone stands for the leader of the ancient
Demeter stands before us on the stage, with the stern admonition of a
conjured up before our souls. Something stands before us there in
out for us. Those who understand this will share the grateful feeling
understand that the spiritual thought which lives in their souls has
each of those who stand on the stage his heart should speak out of
never occur to those of you who have understanding to want to cut
having shown understanding for what one day, in the drama of the
material impersonations; that some figures must stand out in the

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 2
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customs, if we want to understand the completely different habit of
them to breathe, in prompting in them impulses to walk and to stand,
Science stands before such a statue, ancient Greece will arise anew
about the age of twenty. And when we understand such teaching, then
clairvoyance which is already in sight, notwithstanding our
humanity in a form which every human soul will understand, and will
fulfil in regard to it, will understand that the powers of the soul

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 3
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perceive directly a spiritual event which he could not understand and
all that is familiar in everyday life there stands before our eyes
complete understanding of what is at work in the cosmos as wonders of
the world, an understanding of the fact that the spirit pours itself

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 4
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upon Dionysos, that figure which stands before our ego at last in
they stand to us. We know that, under quite different conditions of
they had got so far that today they stand one stage higher than
played the outstanding part in the guidance of humanity; there
understand it. I have already referred to it in the book
only understand our own epoch if we are aware that these two currents
of them, we are not in a position to understand clearly the course of
the outstanding spiritual leaders of humanity in the spiritual world
that we shall come to understand more closely; they enabled Him to
— something which it is important for us to understand.
one has to understand that the stars are bodies which the gods have

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 5
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standing-upon-its-own-feet of Greek civilisation which is so truly
to understand the whole world of the Greek gods.
into pictures which then stand before one, pictures that one sees
understand the assurance with which the Greeks fashioned the pictures
knew: ‘With my consciousness I am standing outside my physical
out through the door of his house, stands outside it and says:
various standpoints.’ ... one then has a far wider view of
have been able to understand their environment, the elements of the
Humanity will only become able to understand this tremendous truth in

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 6
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there no chemical, physical, biological laws as we understand them
we understand it, but the shaping forth of some group or other of
was reflected in the soul of the Greek when he tried to understand
that man as he stands before us consists of physical body, ether
bearer’. The outstanding characteristic of this human ego
because we stand within it, as it were, because we do not confront it
training, suddenly, in a moment, there were to stand before him,
to stand before a normal human consciousness of today ... the man
into it ever more deeply. It is only someone who does not understand

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 7
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understand the figure of Dionysos and his connection with these
about. But from the standpoint of Spiritual Science philosophy has
But we shall understand one another if we begin by asking how it is
understand thinking is about as clever as looking into a mirror to
philosophers, they do not understand a mortal word, because they just
we are examining is quite easy to understand.
able to understand in this way was felt by the ancient Greek, and
the term, if he can't understand you, you must have
understand!’ Well, there is no need to dispute that our
possess an understanding for those things — and yet it may
fleshly body; there he was a real man standing upon the physical
from the standpoint of Spiritual Science we talk about ‘The

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 8
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he does not understand. It has yet another effect upon him. It would
courage to face the moment when the Guardian stands before us and
evolution if we want to understand why it is just when the human
and people will realise that it is impossible to understand man or
nevertheless understand that in the intervening periods between
certain standpoint in the lectures which are about to be published
as a kind of impurity of our own being. If we would understand the
precious thought should stand fast and abide with us, close to us as

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 9
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understand fully what is meant by ‘Wonders of the World,
developed, in the case of the birds the most outstanding feature
which stand out separately in the Sphinx are in human nature inwardly
the four members of man from another standpoint. A Phantom, a
come to understand the Mystery of Palestine.
astral element which he had around him. If we want to understand
reveal.’ There he stands in all his human weakness before the
shall withstand the challenge and be able to derive from it ever
withstands the test, spiritual revelations are never lacking; though

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 10
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continue to stand in amazement before the wonders of the world, it
appeals to the understanding, one which we can call scientific. But
in these and other lectures you may well understand that the modern
astral body, brings it to a standstill, and lets the images of this
independent, to stand entirely alone with his own ego. He has had to
through understanding, the soul which is ego-conscious, is at its
last standing before the cosmic void with his ideas entirely
experience the ordeal of standing before the void, before the abyss
great stumbling-block to an understanding of Spiritual Science. The
of speech and the understanding of its sounds does not lie in the
that this organ must be in order if a man is to understand the sounds
the other path in such a way that we can withstand the ordeals. This
contexts named the Christ Impulse. We then learn to understand in its
me.’ We stand there to begin with in our normal consciousness
reality stand at last before us in all their might and grandeur as
flinching every inner ordeal, so that we should understand that even

Title: The Physical-Superphysical: Its Realisation Through Art
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certainly out of a profound understanding of the world in
by one's own understanding and reason — when there is a
into life what for a certain understanding is unreal, that,
far wider application. I may say that the understanding of
stand somewhere beyond nature, to choose something special
overrun by a higher life, by the life of the understanding,
stand before one of Raphael's works we always have the
feeling that in this work of art we come to an understanding
again as we stand in front of his works. We believe we are
however, that this is the way to understand how in one
kind — we understand the recently-deceased Gustave Klimt,
understanding. He was able artistically to perceive that the
arouse understanding of art, appreciation of art, and that a
wide understanding of the world, words with which I began

Title: The Sources of Artistic Imagination and the Sources of Supersensible Knowledge
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to understand the real nature of the connection between
easy to understand that this should be mistaken for what we
point is to understand what is meant by genuine seership.
super-sensible knowledge, as we understand it, will have
standpoint of super-sensible knowledge, becomes a domain
painting, and so on. But in order to understand the nature of
world, as he is when he is standing in the physical world
we should understand that he is colouring what he is
human being standing before him. There are actually people
like this to assume that a human being is standing in front
as human beings, stand in front of another man, a wonderful
vibration. Through the blanching he understands what the man
understanding between human beings and in science. What the
of speech, as a means of everyday mutual understanding and
as the means of everyday mutual understanding is really a
merely an instrument of understanding between human beings.
difficult to understand a seer. He has to unfold (in a
although it is well to study and understand the aims of
are different. Those who understand such matters know that it
as he stands in the external world. The experience of these
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Title: Genesis: Lecture I
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resemble what we understand today as creation. We do not thus get
should clearly understand that in those days there was a lively
into very many things to get anywhere near an understanding of these
that. But we understand the nature of these Beings best if we realise

Title: Genesis: Lecture II
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misunderstanding. You may take it as definite that it is a very real
myself in a position to understand, and if necessary reproduce, its
— without form and void. To understand what is meant by
brought us? We shall not understand the sublime process of the seven
understand what comes next, usually rendered “darkness was
understand him at all unless we distinguish between body, soul and
get a closer understanding of the activity and nature of this human
must go into more closely if we would understand how the spirit of
the Elohim permeated the other elements. We can only understand the
almost nothing. We can only understand the word if we think of a hen
such as we have, standing upright on two legs, making use of hands,
has evolved. When one comes to understand this, one feels a deep awe

Title: Genesis: Lecture III
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with the question of how we should understand the “day”
are today. You will not understand the description of the springing-up
of the group-soul nature. You must clearly understand that no plants, as
we understand the term today, sprang up at that time, but that out of a
When we understand

Title: Genesis: Lecture IV
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anyone, from the standpoint of modern physics, raises an objection to
think they are able to refute it do not yet understand it. Time will
standpoint, without further reference to well-meant objections. In
And this is what we do fmd, if we understand the account rightly. I
understand as a recapitulation of the Moon evolution.
the spiritual Beings who stand nearest to man. Only then do we come
stage at which we ourselves now stand. During the Sun evolution the
the hierarchies they stand four stages above the human. The
this question we must first learn to understand Genesis in the right
understand the word yom, which is usually rendered
higher standpoint. Those of you who heard the lectures which I gave
understanding. But of course it is only when you have followed up
first day.” We shall only understand the still deeper meaning
of this first day when we also understand what lies behind the verse:

Title: Genesis: Lecture V
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“darkness”? We cannot understand the Genesis account
understanding of all development — the fact that at each stage
understand existence, we must be clear that what emerged at an
For those whose knowledge of physics would qualify them to understand
knowledge of occultism would perhaps equip them to understand the
as darkness stands together on one side in opposition to the Elohim
misunderstanding, it would be as well to clear up first another point
also necessary as well as light. To understand what this is, we have
stand next below the rank of the Archai and who regulate life. The

Title: Genesis: Lecture VI
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are able to come to an understanding with those times, which we
have to understand the underlying purpose of this course of
is a hint of the reality they stand for. If we look at the tendency
do not understand it if we stop short at its apparition. We can only
understand from this Genesis account that the whole being and
understand things. What does the biblical criticism of the nineteenth
understand the true basis of religious documents. Let us imbue

Title: Genesis: Lecture VII
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our efforts to understand existence it is our
standpoint of modern knowledge a somewhat fanciful one — that
The most outstanding
stand at a different spot from it.” We perceive the rose, and
have grasped the outstanding characteristic of consciousness as it
ear. Looked at from a deeper standpoint Kantianism is very
“Something is standing before me.” Even the Elohim could
are aware of this our creation; objects do not stand before us, do
will not help us to understand the Genesis account, but only diligent
that every word that stands there must be sacred to us, and equally

Title: Genesis: Lecture VIII
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learn to understand more exactly what “Adam” means. The
something which it is extraordinarily important for us to understand
understand his own origin until he makes up his mind to think of his
this, then we shall understand why it is that in so many accounts of
enable us to understand the truth. To anyone who knows the truth, it
understand what this means if we say that man's life of wish, of
misunderstand the conceptions of ancient times. The Bible is
impact it should make upon our souls when we learn to understand what

Title: Genesis: Lecture IX
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mentioned the startling circumstance that there was an outstanding
notwithstanding, we have at last been obliged to recognise in the
that time a man had been able to stand upon the earth, he would have

Title: Genesis: Lecture X
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nevertheless understand clearly that, even as late as the early
physical body until much later. Thus we have to understand that first
— and which first enables us to understand the inner nature of
actually mean? We only understand it aright if we realise that this
understand that the Elohim give up, so to speak, only a part of their
cannot stand, which is not as far as it goes an adequate expression

Title: Initiation/Passing Moment: Lecture I
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its needs and asks himself, “What can I understand, what is
consciousness today. We find our bearings when we try to understand
call our human understanding that we, as modern men, can say that the
can understand that age, so different from our own.
its own life. For many years we have been striving to understand the
striving to understand how the human soul lived in Atlantean times,
understanding to work; we need only give ourselves up to immediate
of our soul, and through what we experience with our understanding and
Let us turn to the scene at the very beginning. Demeter stands in her
— it is thus that Demeter stands before us. Persephone appears
concerns man's individual existence as he stands there with his soul
such an outstanding manner, not only as players but in the whole of
feeling, we shall understand better and better how those who would

Title: Initiation/Passing Moment: Lecture II
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out of the darkness of life the understanding of what once lived at
understanding. “One who can see worlds without using the organs
stands, exists in an incomplete form in the hands and their functions.
understand other religions. Though he may not know it, he will
impulses stand in regard to human evolution, particularly in
through Him the principle of initiation stands before us in the world
certain degree of misconception has arisen by understanding this fact
to understand a scale if it is said that it should be suspended from
higher worlds I want to know the Christ, to learn to understand His
essential foundation has had to be laid for an understanding of the
Christ. The understanding of the Christ that man gains on earth is a
Individuality, the possibility of understanding the Christ
to a higher form of comprehension, if one wishes to understand the
understand, although anyone who has raised himself to this higher
comprehension will understand Him better. In Christ Jesus all that can
it is discussed whether Christ or the other initiates stand the

Title: Initiation/Passing Moment: Lecture III
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stand side by side; they run parallel. The one consists of all the
describe and understand what comes to meet us in the super-sensible
expression is not to be taken as a metaphor; it stands for something
To avoid any misunderstanding, I should like expressly to state that
on gazing, stands there as a continual reproach, one might say. This
reproach, standing outside him, has the effect of rousing within him
and yet stand before one in this sublime, angelic form. According to
say, “On the one side stands the world of the senses, on the
Here we stand at the boundary between the life of the senses and
before one a being who stands there majestically as an actual
is not. There one stands before this living reproach. This being
not capable of enduring all that he must endure when standing before
not to be misunderstood, it has to be judged from the standpoint of
yet deeper understanding of the Christ Being and of the Christ

Title: Initiation/Passing Moment: Lecture IV
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an understanding of what takes place in initiates, it is necessary to
understanding, our feeling and willing, with which to work on what
boundary where the Guardian of the Threshold stands? How much of all
concepts of his understanding and his judgements can he take with him
across the boundary where stands the Guardian of the Threshold? It is
left behind at the boundary where stands the Guardian of the
able to stand it but would be completely destroyed!
You will easily understand what it is to the soul to go through this
This springing beyond oneself, this looking at and understanding
imagine that you stand there with all that is innermost in your soul,

Title: Initiation/Passing Moment: Lecture V
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I have already told you how you stand with regard to these beings,
follows. Suppose that someone in the sensory world is standing before
him; he observes it as he stands there looking at it. Now the
compare anything in sensory existence with the way in which you stand
What you experience in the world of the senses when standing at some
this fundamental feeling. Imagine someone standing here in the middle
how you begin to understand in a new way and to feel fresh delight and
“after a certain time one again stands where one stood
before” — it must be imagined that you are standing opposite
around and looking at yourself. So you stand at about the same point
where you stood on leaving the body, but you are now standing opposite
only at some point the world would stand still and enter time
Wherever you go in the world, when speaking from the standpoint of
is there. It is no longer correct if we wish to apply the standpoint
progress of the soul as an ego being. Standing out from the general
consideration, you will understand that what here finds expression is
thoroughly assimilated certain important and outstanding facts, think
as a piece of historical culture, and will help you to understand much

Title: Initiation/Passing Moment: Lecture VI
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would understand the secrets of initiation, the relation of the
There are many signs today of how, gradually, understanding can be
matters stand with Lucifer within the actual life of the senses, where
and reflection of all the worlds in which the soul actually stands. At
judgement arrived at from the standpoint of a painter, but I shall be
stands in that world before the observer.
often hear it said: “How can one understand anything of the
What the connections are in this sphere, how understanding is related

Title: Initiation/Passing Moment: Lecture VII
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On the other hand, in what concerns the understanding of these other
judgement and active understanding hold the field, will really be able
existence understanding must come after seeing. That is by no means
cannot understand it because his life and education may not hitherto
sound understanding and sound judgement will at length say,
understanding of them, even though one is quite incapable of seeing
is the same with the understanding of things in the super-sensible
world. Understanding precedes seeing, is in no way influenced by it,
nor does it exercise any influence over it. Previous understanding
previous understanding and grasping of these things with all-round
demand that we should dispassionately grasp and understand what is
understanding and with powers of judgement that flow freely into every
to understand things and to grasp them objectively with what every
power of judgement. By this way of sound understanding, by this
which men understand it? Why does all that only wants to be concerned
always look up to the Being Who should stand forth as the central
light of the spirit that we must not misunderstand if we are in
you will see how essential it is to have some understanding of what
you will also understand that the process and activity of thinking,
here only present for us as physical image. Then he can understand
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Title: Lecture: The Sermon on the Mount
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difficult conditions. We will be better able to understand why this is
capacity to understand. His knowledge gradually became limited to the
dreamers and fools, but may instead have the support and understanding
death for lack of understanding. Spiritual science shall indeed
already passed through death. If he has gained an understanding for it
acquire an understanding for the Christ event here on earth, the
understanding of Christ's real coming, will reject such
understanding for the possibility of entering the spiritual world

Title: The Ego: Lecture 1
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stand, to look a little into the future, and then ask ourselves: What
stage of mankind at which we stand at present?
epoch in which we ourselves stand, the fifth, which prepared itself in
perception and understanding more and more to the physical world. We
by the old Hebrew people. We understand better what then happened if
everywhere what stands in the Old Testament, to test it by all kinds
perceptible. Certain basic characteristics stand so connected in some
parts of different nations understand each other better, so also will
the old racial standpoint had in a certain connection a physical
to understand that our anthroposophical movement is a spiritual one,
so far on in our time, who stand close to the moment where they will
understand how the “I,” as the real Master-worker, labours
understand [verstehen] such a word. We not merely feel ourselves as a
world as Spirit. Thus we gradually work our way up to understand this
character of cosmic mysteries must stand entirely on the standpoint
individual qualities. As long as he stands on this standpoint, it is
standpoint of Western learning. We tried to be just towards Oriental
understanding for what is here essential. One should not decide,
standpoint the Christian is as indifferent to one as the Oriental. As
united with the innermost kernel of our being. Understanding between
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Title: The Ego: Lecture 2
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themselves in that sense as one understands it today. Any child
four sides. For this event is so great, that one cannot understand it,
must only understand how these four different points of view have come
understand it aright. That is one contribution. It flowed in, as the
If we will understand how Zarathustrianism flowed in, then we should
childish compared with what stands in the Bible, only one must read it
rightly to understand it. This is really the more correct, to the eyes
understand what special faculties were imparted to him, then we must
which the old Hebraic people had to perform. This we will understand
send my gaze, and then I will be able to ponder how one thing stands
time. In the Bible they stand. The Bible is far more learned than our
modern science, still standing at the childish stage guarding its
gospels describe the event that stands at the beginning of our era,
only describe from his standpoint this great event. Each of
understand how to read them.

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from one standpoint. And if one takes photographs of a thing from
has no real inclination. If one is to understand the Mark Gospel and
understand that our speech says something empty with what even the
stands written in the prophet Isaiah; Behold, I send my messenger
thus in this Weizsacker: I do not understand a single word of it all.
Whoever will understand it must really resolve to do something.
Whoever goes sincerely to work, cannot understand anything when it is
understand. One must first bring together those ideas which make it
possible to understand such an utterance as that of Isaiah's here. For
understand at all the evolution of humanity in the sense of occultism.
take it earnestly. Therefore one must be able to say: There stands a
(illusion), and in him there lives an angel, a messenger. This stands
“Angel” stands in this place. “Behold I send my angel
which the soul was now, lived in the solitude. That also stands there
the possibility to understand how it calls in the solitude of the
greatest event in human evolution; thus you understand from this how
express by saying: The forces flow in so that the sun stands in the
stands in the sign of the Balance or Scales. They are the expressions
Waterman. As the sun stands in the sign of the Waterman, that is a
of the sun, as it flows down when it stands in the sign of the
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Title: The East in the Light of the West: Lecture I
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reality of the Christ principle, we understand that this Christ
our disposal to its understanding, in such a way that we make it the
however, we understand the Christ principle in this way, and know it
stand on this firm support, we base upon it, not a blind belief, but
notwithstanding this, be able to judge of the rightness, of the
belief to our right understanding; but the star of the light-bearer,
we must take a firm stand; we must be capable of acquiring knowledge
is light, even when to human eyes and understanding all is dark. It
those who wish to come to a true understanding of the Christ
people who look at the future with full understanding know that
understand the light-bearer, the other spirit Lucifer, then will our
Then we understand the cross of the Christ in the star of Lucifer. It
understanding the star of Lucifer, as it shone throughout human
character as the Holy Grail, that we must understand the Cross in the
star; we must know that we have to understand the luminous wisdom
Light-bearer as the being through which alone we learn to understand
in great matters. We shall say: we stand firmly rooted in our truths

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physical eyes and understand it with our intellect. There have been
whoever is willing to exercise it can understand everything that is
to an understanding of good and evil, of what is fruitful and what is
standard by which to judge these beings themselves. According to the
chapters; for the present it will suffice to understand that such
leaving our body we are clairvoyant; that is to say we stand before
can understand even when we cannot see. But by making increasing
understand and to grasp what is related about the higher worlds. And
its reality, to the spiritual being which stands behind it, as do the
entities which stand in the relation of creators towards the spirits

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inner point of View. Mankind can understand nothing of what has come
inner Maya of soul life. Behind the first stand those spiritual
life stand the other beings who belong to a more powerful kingdom.
remained mere form. To understand ancient times aright is to realise

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not attempt to understand these spiritual kingdoms by inventing
indicated. That is a thing apart, standing alone in the evolution of
pre-Christian times. Now it is understandable that such things should
be said in the outer world, but it is not understandable that
who had no understanding of history in its real sense, and whose
is Indra. But we can understand that as Indra manifests himself in
of the spiritual world, and it is necessary to understand these

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veil itself is pure or corrupt, it is easy to understand that in
spiritual forces and facts do not come into play; and we understand
which have been described from many different aspects. To understand
else on the earth there are other gods, he does not understand them
therefore, for understanding the external world are present in men
reaching an increasingly lofty standard of perfection, living through
peoples not only to develop an understanding of what lay behind the
the West from the East, where preparation for the understanding of

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perceived a being standing in near and intimate relationship to the
understand that the Christ was a cosmic god before His descent upon
first to be able to do this. They strove to understand and see the
the other faculties through which we understand the world are
dimly felt and experienced but stands before him in concrete
to describe and understand Him in the way that other phenomena and
describing and understanding the Christ. [It is easy to see how,
understands by Lucifer what is here meant, must necessarily have
enthusiasm which flow out from them. Today we stand at a stage of
exterminators of real Christianity. Those who today understand the
will intensify our understanding and comprehension of the world; the

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in outer life. As a result there is misunderstanding of much that is being
thinking will be fundamentally unable to understand this; only
matter of development. And if we wish to understand the old Indian
cognition.’ Understanding of Christ therefore had gradually to
soul in order that men should be able to understand their future
whole nature of man again to understand the light of Lucifer's realm,
never understand the world evolution; only those who notice the
understand evolution. During the old Indian civilisation, when man
thorough knowledge of spiritual science to understand how much the
and we can never understand the Vedas, if we do not understand how
our understanding, viz. earth, water, air, fire and the other ethers.
evolution of the world and of humanity do we understand the results
by us when we understand their spiritual basis. That which the
will be found that what has been said stands every test, if

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more from a super-terrestrial standpoint, and characterise the
beings, standing at that time much higher than men on the moon, they
there are sub-species of which we can well understand that they might
become the seducers of man. And we can also well understand that just
have a central one standing alone, the Graeco-Latin epoch of
deeper understanding for the course of human evolution, and who have
so that men may understand something in these days of those
understanding; I make use of the organ of the etheric body.’
wisdom beheld by the ancient Rishis. We must understand that the
particular standpoint, for instance, we may say: ‘We find an
must understand these things clearly if we really wish to comprehend
being. That is the fact we must understand. And we must gain this
understanding by contemplating the souls of the old Indian people.
stage, and of its reestablishment. We must learn to understand, for
spiritual element standing behind his soul life. On the other side,
the number seven. We learn to understand the evolution of the world

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such. It has to be elucidated, explained. An understanding of the
time. We understand the world which surrounds us primarily in terms
time and space in an abstract sense and endeavour to understand how
understand a being with a message for the inner life of man? How, for
instance, can we best understand those beings with their
fully here — we must understand that what only belongs in minor
not at the moment imagine that this is very difficult to understand,
instance, Hermes, we may — but only if we understand the matter
understand that behind all the men in whom the incarnation took place
understand if we expand to the sphere where in dazzling spiritual
not only teach; we learn of Christ in order to understand Him, in
then not have sufficient to enable us to understand the Christ. If
participant in Christ, but to understand Him, we must not only look
ourselves to the sacred task of understanding the Christ in His
understanding permitted them to take in comparatively little of the
Christians could understand but little about the Christ Being.
incarnations. This was due to the condition of human understanding.
prepared for an excursion beyond this part of his understanding.
possibility of an ever increasing understanding of Christ. Christ had
to come into the world just at a time when the means of understanding
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universal standpoint much of what has been presented in my books
clairvoyant perception that also will help in our understanding of
done, less then he deserved to be loved by us. This fact stands
yesterday, no misunderstanding will arise. Man perceives the physical
shine towards us, to penetrate us. But in order to understand this
In order to understand these facts we can compare two or more people
their understanding of a particular creed. As a result of experience
understanding for those with whom he was connected on earth. If he
rightly into the Sun sphere. We now have the outstanding experience,
understanding for the souls entering this sphere, as is the case with
the several religions, finding and giving understanding in them.
the Sun sphere and be together with them, to understand them, to be a
has failed to understand the Mystery of Golgotha, but rather is it a
that flowed from Golgotha is one thing, and the understanding of it
A true understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha leads to the attitude
goes on, and to it will belong the need to understand the Mystery of
in the Sun sphere if we understand the universality of the Mystery of
the earth an understanding of the Christ, but in order to develop a
stands beside the Throne of Christ in the Sun. This is possible
understanding of the human-universal beyond the Sun sphere, we must
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relationship will be painful. Now in order to understand this
If we do not stand within the spiritual life, however, the result is
understanding that is unfolding by the living who were closely
anthroposophy becomes, by way of an understanding of the ideas, more
understanding for the spiritual world, things that cannot exist for
in the man who gradually unfolds an understanding in his heart for
external understanding of it but really lived in it with his heart
understanding? Moments in which something might have happened to us

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he need or should have been. He will not be able to understand as
develop an understanding of the super-sensible worlds in accordance

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understand that a man who for a whole lifetime has cultivated only
wish to gain an understanding of the life between death and rebirth.
point he came to a standstill. I once explained what happened to
forces. To avoid any misunderstanding it must be emphasized that as
of materialism, the less will anyone who really understands the
has inscribed in the Mars sphere but at the same time it stands
spheres.) Because Mars stands in a certain relationship to the Moon,
consequence is that when the one planet stands behind the other they
spheres. When the Moon stands in a certain relationship to Mars, and
understanding of art. He asked impatiently why the painter could not
This brings us to the point where we can begin to understand the

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humanity now stands at this threshold and the keys to crossing are
and circumstances. We can therefore gain a deeper understanding of an
perceived as soul forces, appear in such a way that they can stand on
In understanding this, light is shed on something of an ahrimanic thrust,
throat, and where he hinders them from understanding that words only
It is not easy to get a clear understanding of such figures as Ahriman
stands in the Temple, words that Romanus has so often spoken at this
vision of Hilary without the deeper understanding one can call
understanding of life. It is also a bit of soul awakening for someone
to wrestle his way to an understanding of what he has taken in as
them but still without having a living, vital understanding. He may
their great benefit, and yet discover this: to understand as now
Hilary understands the words of Romanus is only possible after a
Strader stands there between Felix Balde and Capesius, stands there in a
remarkable way — he stands there so that literally he hears
every word they say and could repeat it, and yet he cannot understand
system of philosophy, and who will take a stand by the side of his
single word in all these phrases can I understand. Even in those I

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humanity now stands at this threshold and the keys to crossing are
this standpoint let us consider Ahriman or the ahrimanic beings.
understanding of it will not believe that Ahriman can put his fingers
on Lucifer. Mankind must understand how to keep the impulses that
really stands firmly in it and observes its laws, it is the same for
understand what is the lawful activity, what is the right domain of

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humanity now stands at this threshold and the keys to crossing are
observation we use in the sense world and to the understanding
in another being or happening. You confront them, you stand outside
You will easily understand that in order to
process. This being said, you will understand at once the importance
has to understand how to conduct oneself in both worlds; one may not
To understand this, we should consider that in the
resemble someone in the physical world saying, “I can stand
understanding at the chapter of my book
way so that we use the lotus flowers to grasp and understand the
picture corresponds to the actual situation and you will understand
and with understanding into the actual spiritual world.

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humanity now stands at this threshold and the keys to crossing are
from a description of how the soul can come to an understanding of
all this when you open a book and look at the first thing that stands
the pictures, the necessary understanding for the world of the spirit
is made from the standpoint of present-day consciousness apparently
understand the objects and happenings of the sense world and look at
understand spiritual science in the right way, we should size up such
them the dreadful fear of standing on the verge of nothingness when
acquired a true understanding of the spiritual world. It was written
In his first chapters the author shows that he wants to understand these
this that he has not the most rudimentary understanding of the true
wants a man to stand on his head while continuing to walk with his
thus understandable that such impressions cause all the foolishness
stand somewhat remote from the science of the spirit or of opponents
One of these is easy to understand today, and it can be
If we reflect on this, we will understand that Ferdinand Fox's
never tried to understand it.
that all our ability to observe and understand the physical sense
himself firmly upright in his soul to withstand thoughts that are
understand its meaning at the present time, however, we have to
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humanity now stands at this threshold and the keys to crossing are
should like to help everyone understand, if I can, the
and theories, he explained how the matter really stands. He said:
about them. But we have to understand that atoms, in order somehow to
begin to understand them. So this time when he left the Balde
he is alone to help him understand the world. Everyone is able to
quiet, self-contained pondering, to understand the world and its
disclosed what Capesius could understand very well, for his mind and
understand a word through its sound quality; there was no need to try
On the other hand, if someone fully understands the
same time. This is where we should stand and it will be the right
alive in his soul as a real being the more Capesius understands what
the other but understands that he lives in a threefoldness, for
indeed life is ruled and kept in order by number. He understands,
meditation moves like a river. He understands that in lawful measure
that can be reached, for the understanding of number, above all the
will really come to an understanding of the true knowledge of higher

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humanity now stands at this threshold and the keys to crossing are
something that can be of greatest use in understanding the life of
understand the times and social conditions. In Europe there are folk
will come to a genuine, mutual understanding only by taking up
enough to look for mutual understanding merely based on the
in order to understand one another — to carry the spiritual
element so far that understanding takes place even in regard to facts
on the physical plane. One who understands such things can recognize
rightly understands dance, one does so on the basis of fundamental
and which stands throughout the whole action of
behind all these stand spiritual beings and spiritual processes.
Furthermore, behind the physical events of your destiny stand
perceptions. Your understanding comes only through remembering; your
begin to have a true understanding for the being whose name has now
Thus Lucifer stands before the clairvoyant vision,
stand there next to this past existence that we have brought across
— like an objective spectator, standing nearby, though at the
to lead us toward understanding our true nature.

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humanity now stands at this threshold and the keys to crossing are
understanding, of an ideally normal ascent into the spiritual world,
Let us summarize how things stand with this
Johannes Thomasius stands before us as a soul who feels the
separate yet parallel activity of these two selves, we can understand
where Strader stands at the abyss of his existence, there is a
But one stands in the fullest sense of the word at the abyss of
destruction and to forget one's remembering ego — to stand in

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humanity now stands at this threshold and the keys to crossing are
understanding of the insights of spiritual science will look
be emphasized, now as always, that a good many misunderstandings have
a clear, objective understanding that evolution, the development of
understanding is needed.
stance without the least understanding of anything — and people
night we stand unconsciously before the Guardian. Certainly he is a
where, one can say, the Guardian stands. But at that moment,
hand, we must clearly understand that we may not shrink from what the
for themselves. In trying to understand such souls, we often find
what from the standpoint of clairvoyant consciousness can be called
world. At first one stands, in a sense, in the very center of one's
have described here, from the standpoint of the clairvoyant
Strader are coming closer. We shall not understand why Theodora
everything having to do with it, thoughts stand before the soul that
efforts to understand how this movement of ours can make itself felt,
what, quite understandably, it only can be at present. This can

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to understand better why this is so if we consider our times
also to the understanding that was bound up with the instrument of
understand in the dark period of Kali Yuga.
The next member is the rational or feeling soul (Verstandes —
spirit self into himself. In this respect he stands at the beginning
may instead have the support and understanding of a small group of
lack of human understanding. Spiritual science shall indeed prepare
gained an understanding for the Christ event here on earth, he can
fails to acquire an understanding for the Christ even here on earth,
with a true understanding of Christ's actual appearance, will reject
through Christianity, an understanding for the possibility of

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Opposed to this stands man's own power within his inner being.
stands opposed what approaches us from the outside. When we
Whereupon the lady replied, “I, too, understand much
standpoint, but also include that of the astral body, then
towards the central point of the earth. The animal stands in
not only does the rational understanding cling to it, but also
harmony is disturbed if we forever stand gaping into our souls.

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individual health. What this says is that all general standard
then understand how evolution proceeds. We must carry over the
understand rightly through the consideration of a definite
he finds himself standing before a quite incomprehensible outer
the position of wanting to understand too much of what is set
person stands here, the other there. Because what has developed
the human being capable of understanding his environment, even
in our circumstances. He who understands the matter of health
must have understanding for his relation to this or that food.
he gorges himself, devoid of understanding for it. To become
stands, to savor it not only physically, but also spiritually,
an individual being from the standpoint of his characteristics

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outstanding grandeur in the man in whom European culture and, indeed
understanding of them. Only those who have developed spiritual
objection that clairvoyance is necessary for understanding the
Rosicrucian form of Theosophy is not valid. Understanding does not
perseverance can understand what a Rosicrucian teacher has to impart.
true understanding of modern science, not the dilettante understanding
to be found even in University Professors, but understanding that is
free from abstract theorising and materialistic conjectures, standing
desires to stand in no different relation to his pupil than does a
understand them. So is it with all occult development in the
the road with a broken leg. If fourteen people stand around him
clairvoyant, but that in order to understand what the clairvoyant
understand. For the constitution of the human being is such that it
he confronts us; we shall learn to understand the nature of the
standing before us. Man is a combination of physical body, etheric
is a combination of oxygen and hydrogen. The being who stands before
the three directions of space; you get giddy and cannot stand upright.
etheric bodies cannot understand the physical body. The astral body is
to understand even the smallest things; and we shall not forget that

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stands before the soul like a memory-picture. This is analogous to the
In order to understand the life of the astral body after its

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he were standing before him, speaking with him. But when a man is
him is exceedingly important and we must understand what it is that
may understand what it means to say to the body: “Thou art
discovery. When he stands in the sunlight, his body holds up the light

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understanding and love which unfolds here continues on into the
of friendship, of mutual inner understanding — all these things
to regard it from his earthly, egotistical standpoint, can experience
him, therefore, birth amounts to no more than an outstanding event in
occult investigation reveals that whole peoples stand under the

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of Reason.” We shall understand in this way how on his descent to
world enables us to have a clear understanding of the world in its
from the modern, materialistic standpoint, we find it stated that there
from a higher standpoint, from the standpoint of Eternity, they take
In order to understand the Law of Karma we shall have to speak about

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IN ORDER that you may better understand the Law of Karma as it works
To help you to understand the inner working of karma, let me describe
standpoint we know that it is not like this. We can, however, in a
true that has been done by a man stands on the credit side; evil or
foolish deeds stand on the debit side. At every moment he is free to
Many people dispute the law of karma from the standpoint of
considered certain facts which help us to understand this law of
karma, and we shall understand it still better when we pass on to the
many decades, but the heart withstands it for many decades. Only at a

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We shall, however, only understand in the right way what took place
senses he reflects upon; he employs his reason to understand these
Many will wonder why we are just standing so nicely in the centre.
Another example: a student dreams that he is standing at the door in
Let us suppose there had been salt on the Moon; when salt stands on

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WE shall most easily understand the progress of humanity through the
Imagine yourself standing before a mirror from which your own figure
stage where humanity stands today. They could exercise their ego under
You will recognise a law from this: If the most outstanding fall and

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esotericism calls them Angels. They are beings who today stand
differently from that of the Earth. We understand its character if we

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hands. It is a scandalous book from the standpoint of the occultist, a
notable book, however, from the standpoint of present-day methods of
You will understand that on this Old Moon a more common consciousness
stands above the Ego-Spirit-Self or Manas. This metamorphosis of the
understand that when we know that until the casting out of the Moon in
“Spirits of Twilight.” We have designated the outstanding

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To understand the significance of the separation of the sexes we must
hand these men had the faculty of understanding the language of
The understanding of surrounding nature was still very vividly present
Rome had already foreordained the sevenfold Roman culture as it stands
come to an end, human beings must stand before one another, and soul
ourselves stand; we must now show how it will evolve further, and how

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understanding of this problem and in fact it presents very great
it possible to understand these things aright.
truth, but there are different standpoints and therefore strife and
standpoints, one must first experience that truth is single and
talks from his own standpoint, without being willing to study what
of human life, from the standpoint of real occult wisdom. “But
must always understand what one makes use of in life. But that is not
necessary; understanding of the highest principles often comes much
This is the only way to understand what exists in our surroundings,
as times change so must our ideas change too, if we would understand
generation will be altered. The generative process and all that stands
the human heart. It is the organ which stands in intimate connection
at the standpoint of evil, and will people the earth as evil races. It

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merely read it. One can live it if one understands that its utterances
he not only understands them, but lives within them, will experience
higher, he must say to himself: I could never stand where I do without
should stand upright, you should make yourself strong to meet all the
lamenting, it must be clear to the pupil that he must stand upright in
stand erect despite mockery and scorn. Whatever threatens to overthrow
his soul he must stand erect! Then in an inner astral vision he sees
as standing as near to me as my own body, which indeed is only taken
teaching. It is a matter of indifference who stands before you; you
Look now at man; he stands higher than the plant, he has the same
This is no longer a mere understanding, it lives over into feeling, it

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sense perceptible stands a soul-spiritual nature. Only when we
emphasised again and again that it is not as easy to understand the
materialism that it understands the nature of matter least of
from this standpoint we can say: That which corresponds to the life

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haben zustande bringen dürfen und die wir so
hinzuweisen, wie hier zum Zustandekommen dieser unserer
diesem Orte zusammenarbeiteten, um das Werk zustande zu
sondern auch für den Hierophanten, der dann nicht imstande
er es auch mit seinem äußeren physischen Verstand,
Empfindungsseele, Verstandesseele und Bewußtseinsseele
auf denen steht Empfindungsseele, Verstandesseele,
oder des Verstandes kennengelernt hat. Dadurch verknüpfen
Fräulein von Sivers instand setzte, in zwei

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zum allergeringsten Teil darauf an, daß wir imstande sind,
anthroposophische Vorbereitung in den Stand setzen, wenigstens
gebundenen Verstandes, wenn er mit geistigen Organen in die
Welten. Dann kommt allerdings etwas zustande, was nicht
zustande, bei dem man sich fortdauernd bewußt sein
bildhaft den planetarischen Zustand der Sonne richtig vor, wenn
wir uns ihn, soweit er als elementarischer Zustand in Betracht
haben dann als dritten Zustand in der Entwickelung unseres
Erdendaseins den sogenannten Mondenzustand zu betrachten. Bei
wir den wässerigen elementarischen Zustand nennen
während dieses alten Mondenzustandes vorhanden. Aber ein
Zustande, in dem noch ineinander verwoben sind die Elemente des
Von diesem Zustand spricht sie. Wir dürfen mit dem ersten
vorstellen kann in jener Zweiheit, welche entstand durch die
dann, wenn wir hinblicken auf jenen Zustand, der bei der
nächsten standen, als er selbst herausgebildet wurde aus

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mißverstanden sein. Sie dürfen alle überzeugt
einem Zustand war, der bezeichnet wird als tohu wabohu, was in
Erdenzustand wieder auftauchte.
festen Zustand nennen, also was einen Widerstand auf unsere
Monden-zustandes noch nicht vorhanden war, daß da nur das
sich erst mit dem Aufgehen des planetarischen Erdenzustandes
in den Zustand des Aufwachens. Es dringen in Ihre Seele herauf
Entwickelung von dem Saturn-, Sonnen- und Monden-zustand. So
Sonnen- und Monden-zustandes sich zugetragen hat. Wir wollen
Wärmeelement webend; während des Sonnenzustandes
gesprochen habe, nur dann richtig verstanden, wenn wir es
schwebte, wenn er an diesen Urzustand dachte. Wir haben uns
Mondenzustand, zum Sonnen- und zum Saturnzustand. Gehen wir
einmal zum alten Sonnenzustand zurück. Wir wissen,
hineinstrahlt, dann haben Sie den alten Sonnenzustand. Dieser
alte Sonnenzustand ist nur dadurch zu charakterisieren,
Sonnenzustand: die Erde beteiligt sich an der Ausstrahlung des
Lichtes; der neue Zustand, der Erdenzustand: die Erde beteiligt
neuen Erdenzustandes im Laufe der Entwickelung von dem alten
Sonnenzustand. Mit der Abtrennung des Sonnenhaften, des
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in einer Art mineralischen Zustandes. Das, was dort als erste
mineralischen Zustandes. Dabei dürfen Sie nicht an die
im mineralischen Zustande, dann müssen wir uns dessen
bewußt sein, daß es nicht ein mineralischer Zustand
wie der heutige war, mit festen Formen, sondern ein Zustand
Dann kommt der Sonnenzustand. Diesen müssen wir noch immer
hat sich gegenüber dem früheren Saturnzustand als
während dieses alten Sonnenzustandes fortgeschritten bis
daß während des alten Sonnenzustandes Pflanzen in der
nach aufwärts treibt, innerhalb des alten Sonnenzustandes
so daß man den alten Sonnenzustand sich vorzustellen hat
Sonnenzustande. Das mineralische Gesetzmäßige
in einem Zustand des Pflanzenhaften.
pflanzenhaften Zustand. Er war nicht imstande, in seinem
Entwickelungszustandes unserer Erde, während des alten
Monden-zustandes. Als der alte Sonnenzustand vorüber war,
Und im Monden-zustand ist hinzugekommen zum Gasigen ein
eine Verfeinerung des Lichtzustandes. Das ist ungefähr
gesehen haben, zunächst in einem verworrenen Zustand, der
hatte, und auch während des alten Monden-zustandes, wo die
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jenen Wärmezustand des alten Saturn darf ich auch noch auf
Erdenwerdens dieser alte Saturnzustand, der, wie gesagt, ein
Daseinszustand, wie es der des alten Saturn ist, von Wärme
Dann dringen wir vorwärts bis zum alten Sonnenzustand, dem
elementarischen Zustand unterhalb der Wärme als luftartig
bezeichnen, wir den nächsten Zustand oberhalb der
Sonnenzustandes ins Auge fassen, dann wollen wir sagen: Es ist
während dieses alten Sonnenzustandes, das offenbarte sich
mittleren Zustand wiederum als die Wärme, nach unten die
ätherischen Zustand das, was ich schon charakterisiert
chemischen Zerspaltungen zustande bringt, das, was der Mensch
Indem wir dann zum vierten Zustand aufsteigen, zum eigentlichen
Die Wärme ist wiederum als der mittlere Zustand vorhanden,
nach den Kräften, die die Materie in den festen Zustand
Saturnzustandes finden. Wir müßten, mit anderen
Gehen wir weiter. Der nächste Zustand müßte
Verdichtungszustand haben, was von der Wärme zur Luft
Sonnenzustandes im Erdenwerden das Einschlagen des Lichtes
wir uns also, ob auch dieser Monden-zustand in irgendeiner
müßte so etwas im Wiederholungszustand auftreten, was
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Art Wiederholung dieses lichtätherischen Zustandes da
dem Saturnstandpunkt standen.
weil die Wesenheiten, welche in dem alten Saturnzustand
heißt denn eigentlich, im tieferen Sinn verstanden,
Zustande fortwährend die Kräfte des äußeren
hat während des alten Saturnzustandes.
des Schlafzustandes, wenn der Astralleib mit dem Auf- und
zerstört. Wir müssen einen Wechselzustand haben, ein
des Bestandes, wenn nicht überall hineinverwoben wird in
Schilderung des Tatbestandes: Und die Elohim, sie nannten das,
diejenigen, die in Resignation, damit das Dasein zustande
entstand, daß sich das Sonnenhafte trennte von dem
daß so, wie im alten Monden-zustand die Sonne den Mond von
gestern gesehen, wie der Wärmezustand sich wiederholt im
Zustand des Klangäthers wiederholt da, wo diese
herauskommt aus dem Erdenhaften, aus dem neuen Zustand, alles
Sprache zu übersetzen, sonst unverstanden bleiben

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Standpunkt so etwas wie das Erdige ins Auge! Wir wissen jetzt
dem Wärmezustand, durch den sonnenartigen Luftzustand,
durch den mondartigen Wasserzustand und herangeschritten ist
bis zu dem gegenwärtigen Erdenzustand. Wir haben also in
Entwickelungszustand des physischen Menschenleibes, beteiligt
sein subjektives Bewußtsein, er geht in den Schlafzustand
gewesen, einer Rose, die in seiner Nähe stand, als er
gearbeitet haben, um es in diesen Zustand des Festen zu
wir selbst in uns tragen in den erdenhaften Bestandteilen
zum Wärmehaften, zum nächstdünneren Zustand,
Festes, das nicht in irgendeinem Wärmezustand wäre.
höheren Zustand. Analog können wir uns die

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Gegenstands-bewußtsein. Im Grunde genommen betone ich das
Bewußtseins-zustandes. Wenn wir irgendeinen Gegenstand,
richtige Tatbestand sein; der wird ein ganz anderer sein. Der
weiter. — Von einem tieferen Standpunkte aus ist alle
Tätigkeit während des alten Monden-zustandes ist,
das Licht nicht während des alten Monden-zustandes. Da zog
Gegenstands-bewußtsein entwickeln, so wie wir es heute
dieser Bewußtseinszustand entstehen konnte, den wir heute
Wenn uns ein Gegenstand gegenübertritt, dann ist er
alten Monden-zustandes, das war ein völlig neues
daß das Charakteristische des Monden-zustandes nur dadurch
als ersten, feinsten Zustand dasjenige, was das Leben
höherer Zustand während der Erdenentwickelung

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geistig-seelischen Zustande zu suchen haben. Wenn wir also im
Menschen weiter verfolgen, das zu suchen, was wir Verstandes-
zur Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele vor, und wir haben im
Empfindungsseele zur Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele am
der Empfindungsseele und Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele der
Empfindungsseele und Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele zu
Bewußtseinsseele, Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele und
dieses Astralleibes im schlafenden Zustande. Erinnern Sie sich
schlafenden Zustande wiederum zum wachenden zurückkehren,
so haben Sie während des schlafenden Zustandes die
physischen und Ätherleib den Wachzustand fortführen
Sonnensystem. Er ist während des schlafenden Zustandes
weil er im schlafenden Zustande des Menschen in gewisser
Wenn Sie diesen Tatbestand, der heute noch der hellsichtigen
Zustand zum erdigen verdichtet haben.
Schöpfungstage entstanden ist, oder gar mit den
doch den eben entstandenen Erdenmenschen nicht wahrnehmen
übrigen, dann haben Sie das, was damals entstand, als die
Verdichtungszustand kommt erst nach den Schöpfungstagen.
Zuständen zuerst der Wärmezustand vorhanden war und
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geistig-seelischen Zustand eben sich nicht verbinden konnten
können unseren menschlichen Seelenzustand, eine
erst wurde die Erde zu einem Zustande gebracht, daß der
blieb die Erde in einer Art Gleichgewichtszustand zurück,
Menschenarten, die dadurch entstanden sind, daß ihre
Zustand vorhanden war. Ich habe ja darauf hingewiesen, daß
ätherisch-astralischen Zustand innerhalb des Erdenleibes
atlantischen Zeit herüber sich jener Nebelzustand im
früher ätherisch war, in einen Zustand, der sich dem
artgemäß die Pflanzenformen entstanden waren,
wurde durch den vergröberten Zustand der Erde? — Wir
während des nachtschlafenden Zustandes im Bette liegen
nachtschlafenden Zustand aus den heutigen dichteren Gliedern
nachtschlafenden Zustand mit seinen feineren Gliedern heraus
nachtschlafenden Zustand verbunden. So können wir aber
irgendeinem nachtschlafenden Zustand mit diesen
Entwickelung bestand darin, daß sie sich immer mehr und
Wenn wir uns so recht vor die Seele führen jenen Zustand
mußte der Mensch in einen Zustand kommen, der auch nur die
hinausführen würden über den Zustand der

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Zustandes, bis die geeigneten Bedingungen im Erdenwerden selber
Zuerst entstand dieser Erdenmensch dadurch, daß die Elohim
Mensch entstand. Er war ja damals noch nicht so, wie er heute
Mensch entgegentritt, die entstand ja erst später, als die
entstanden am sechsten Schöpfungstage, war diese
ununterschieden. Jener Mensch also, der da entstand in dem
es entstand durch diese Schöpfung der Elohim der Mensch
entstanden ist, der männlich-weibliche Mensch ist. Solche
sprechen, die Empfindungsseele, die Verstandes- und die
in ihrer geistig-seelischen Art entstanden sind während
anwenden für die Verstandesseele, n'schamah für die
Mensch ist der Nachkomme, sozusagen ein Verdichtungszustand des
Sehen Sie, es bestand die Absicht, am Anfange oder Ende dieses
Vortrage erleben konnten — es bestand die Absicht, ihn zu
was eigentlich in der Genesis gesagt wird, und es bestand eine
der Genesis zustande zu bringen, die vortragsfähig
Keim entstand zu unserem Rosenkreuzer-Mysterium, bis zum
die wir versucht haben zustande zu bringen mit dem
Arbeit zustande kommen kann. Deshalb dürfen wir, wenn wir
Schaffens zustande zu bringen, was wir den Menschen nennen.
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civilisation, the period of that remarkable people who stand, as it
Greece stand at the middle point in such a way that the forces of the
precisely one who is outstandingly significant — will be ugly,
and understand his egohood. The other is that when, in later years, a
could an Ideal of earth-evolution stand before us. And for how long
it. When this is achieved, we stand, as men, in harmony with the
In very truth we stand here at the dividing-line between two spheres
spiritual knowledge, namely, an understanding of man and of how his
Golgotha in all its truth and to a real understanding of the words:

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outstanding significance in the Christian view of life.
There are theosophists who — from the standpoint of karma, as they
understanding why it is so is to think of the following.
not denote misunderstanding of the idea of karma. For in speaking of
to men, shall we rightly understand these thoughts. Then, as truly as
thinking. All that materialism can understand, and readily understand,
And this He will do through those who are willing to understand Him.
Those who deny that there can be new revelations do not understand the
Bible, neither do they understand Christianity. For they have no ears
able to bear it and understand it.’

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future appear as if standing above him, just as now the lower is below
who stand higher than man should already have developed on the Moon
the word. We can only understand human earth evolution when we take
Lucifer the devil, and to hate him; but he who has an understanding of
the Christ stands lower than, for example, the Luciferic spirits.” ...
fifth and sixth principles, and hence in a certain way stand higher
really stands lower than the Luciferic beings, for He has developed
for — we may experience that people lacking in understanding will
only outwardly says that these beings stand higher than the Christ ...
Christ Impulse in them are to rise to an understanding of what is in
understand the spiritual scientific interpretation of the Gospels,
In this way we must understand the Resurrection occultly, and we need
comprehend it exactly thus, when we understand the principles.
understand the Christ evolution within the earth, because in a sense
uniqueness of the Christ, because there is not a clear understanding
We must rise to an understanding of such things if we would comprehend

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course of life. We would understand many human lives if we
course of life. We would understand many a human being in his
dissatisfaction — we would understand many things if we
Magdalene”. This fact stands before him, is projected
standing side by side. How can we learn to distinguish one
understand our failure in a certain direction because we are
can understand our success in this or in that direction
which are impenetrable to our understanding. You see, if we
argue: — “I cannot quite understand what you
think that you cannot understand; you say it because you fail
to understand something which is in reality quite easy to
understand — but you do not think about it. It is
impossible to understand such things unless we have carried
However, it is not a question of “understanding”
fail to understand that a mere breathing on the canvas does
taken for granted that the standpoint of one who has toiled
standpoint of one who has simply made up his mind to have an
with an estimation of music and expect a certain standard

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appears from a new standpoint, with the organisation of man as it is
— that is if, things really stand clearly before him; and if,
my listeners did not understand quite clearly, day before yesterday,

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observation we use in the sense world and to the understanding
being or happening. You confront them, you stand outside them and you
You will easily understand that in order to exercise the faculty of
process. This being said, you will understand at once the importance
the sense world. If I may put it more plainly, one has to understand
To understand this, we should consider that in the physical sense
someone in the physical world saying, ‘I can stand only the
will look with a certain amount of inner understanding at the chapter
use the lotus flowers to grasp and understand the spiritual events
actual situation and you will understand that what I am indicating
penetrate with open eyes and with understanding into the actual

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get a clear understanding of the function of these oracles.
in Atlantean times, the call cannot go out to those who stand
understand. The Atlantean clairvoyants and magicians, who
understand.
understanding of the evolution of the earth and sun. By
processes we will gradually learn to understand, the astral
reincarnated. Such things lead us toward a deep understanding
considering this fact do we fully understand some of the
understand him. A copy of the astral body of Jesus of
themselves gradually for a full understanding of the Christ
and who understand through their knowledge of the spiritual
who wish to gain a spiritual understanding of Christianity
can be woven into their own egos. A person who understands

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understands Goethe's feelings on this occasion will easily turn his mind to
no more than an abstract description. If we are to understand how character
as he stands before us, and how personality is outwardly revealed.
it into the spiritual world? Yes; and if we want to understand what this is,
understanding of music only if we are born with a musical ear. That is a
consider human life from a higher standpoint, the possibility of breaking
itself. But the Ego does not stand apart from the urges, desires and passions
develops in the course of life. If we keep this in mind, we can understand
is to understand the temperaments and the differences between them, it is
period from seven to fourteen in a child's life we can stand towards him as
be out of date here and there, but if we approach it with understanding we
we cannot fully understand these things unless we relate them to their
way into the hardest structures, and then human character stands before us as
is an image of the inner life. Hence we can very well understand the deep

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not from the standpoint of contemporary psychology, but from that of
Spiritual Science. Spiritual Science stands firmly for the real existence of
standpoints of the present day has often been brought out; and need be
stands before us, is a far more complicated being than he is held to be by
outside. Indeed, with this designation ‘I’, we stand before that
so is still its slave. In a person who stands higher we find that his Ego has
aware of himself as an individual who stands apart from his environment and
there. Or can it be said that we stand in a self-conscious relation to anyone
not enabled by anger to take an independent stand, in cases where the outer
liberated Ego imbued with love. Then we understand what the legend does and

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itself. If we are to understand the Gospel of St. Mark in its
cannot understand that our modern language is empty when
we understand it; if we are honest we shall admit that it is
significance or it says something we cannot understand. The
understanding of human evolution in line with that of
Yes, a man is standing in front of me, but he is maya —
to give you the possibility of understanding the cry in the
understand the sense in which he speaks about the future John
stream in as they do when the Sun is standing, for instance,
Sun-forces which flow when the Sun is standing in Aquarius —
understand all this? We shall not understand it unless we go
banal. Thus when a human being is standing in front of us, we
to be? In the form in which he stands before us he is nothing
seriously. The man as he stands before us is merely a shadow
the man with his two legs is standing.

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to an understanding of the Christ Impulse. All these things had come
promote increasing understanding of the Christ Impulse. Hitherto,
indeed, such understanding has been lacking. And anyone who casts an
of true and genuine sources awakens understanding for Christianity in
It is important to understand the real sources of Christianity, but
should be the pioneers of a deeper understanding of esoteric
understand it. The character of what came into existence in this way

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understand what is at work in the cultural periods of our own epoch.
wherever we meet, in order to understand the tasks of Spiritual
understanding of our epoch, though it will probably be a long time
before the outside world wants to develop a deeper understanding for
Anthroposophical movement. Our time has very little understanding for
accord to understand human individualities in our own way, and then a
hardly has its equal at the present time. We must understand what we
understand or explain their own basic facts, nor judge them one single
order to understand the materialistic movement that sets the pace in
As opposed to this, Spiritual Science stands in the world as a
We can understand therefore that this brings us into connection with
life as a fructifying force! This enables us to understand what occult
mere intellect, and understanding certain connections of life with
mankind for this in such a way that it acquires a proper understanding
so that it can understand the more advanced results of occult
necessary above all that man learns to understand what this Christ
mankind to an understanding of the Christ Impulse. All these things

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of human evolution in order to promote increasing understanding of the
Christ Impulse. Hitherto, indeed, such understanding has been lacking.
understanding for Christianity in the modern age, but such endeavours
It is important to understand the real sources of Christianity, but
the pioneers of a deeper understanding of esoteric Christianity. This
furthermore, that he himself does not understand it. The nature of

Title: Psychoanalysis: Lecture III: Reflections in the Mirror of Consciousness, Superconsciousness and Subconsciousness
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way. When something long buried in memory stands before a human
We should be able to understand many a man in his thirties,
discomfort. We should understand a great deal if we were to
Thou art Mary Magdalene! It stands before her, projecting
about all our successes whose cause we do not understand. If
object of which we perhaps do not understand; but we shall make
may say: “Yes, but I do not understand exactly what you
have said.” If you say that you do not fail to understand
what you imagine, but you lack understanding for something
out the experiment to understand these things. Only he
who has done this can understand. These things are to be taken
the experiment; it is not however a question of understanding
is important to understand that the primary characteristic of
are possible only to the narrow-minded standpoint of the
obvious that the standpoint of one who has labored long
takes it upon himself to have a standpoint. Anyone can count

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world cannot rightly understand what the deceased desires and
a certain clarity. That is to say, if they really stand before
This distinct standing-before-the-soul in the subconsciousness
has been recently reported that many do not understand how to

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unbiased human being can understand the results. Since you must
things in such a way that the fellow men understand them with
understand them.
understands them in a particular way, which we want to bring to
understanding. However, we can open ourselves to it, and after
understand its contents. Of course, we do not need that we
that. Someone who wants to make us understand the picture by
make us understand the picture. Understanding the picture
and with common sense can understand them. We face two things
concepts and ideas that every human being can understand.
understand very well that people say, nobody can understand
one can understand that which one can read in my books very
of the spiritual world understands the thing immediately,
understand this. The human being takes the physical-sensory
science cannot be taken as dogmas if one wants to understand

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of the concerning viewpoint. Even if you do not stand at all on
positive for contrary standpoints. Reasonable people have
would find understanding for the other viewpoint by
search them in the supersensible world; you can understand them
understand what they say.

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sieht, wie einsam er dastand in der Menschheit, die ohne Verständnis war für das,
verstanden das Große nicht, das sich
Schriften stand. Die Schriften verstand man zwar
nicht, auch ihn verstand man wenig mit dem
Verstand; aber mit dem Herzen
Zustand. Ich habe versucht, in
Nazareth, der in einem entrückten Zustand war.
verstanden. Es keimte in ihr etwas
Verstand, sondern mit der ganzen Seele tiefste Geheimnisse
imstande, das was ihr einstmals geoffenbart worden war, jetzt
Menschheit die Strahlen des vergessenen Lichtes finden kann! — Sie verstanden seine Rede

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gegenüberstand, wie wenn er sich auflöste, und sie
physischen Leib, Ätherleib und Astralleib bestand, mit der
träumen. Ich träumte, daß ein Wesen vor mir stand, das mich fragte: Wer hat dich
Verzweiflung befindliche Mensch. Da ergriff ich die Flucht, aber kaum war ich entflohen, so stand
sprach, stand das Totengerippe wieder da
Essäertore, Luzifer stand zwischen mir und dem Verzweifelten, er ist es, der jetzt wieder vor
So stand also Luzifer vor dem Christus
gleichstand, so daß also die Christus-Wesenheit,
allem, was mit ihm vorgegangen war, bis er der Versucher wurde. So daß schon verstanden
Ahriman allein aus. Er stand jetzt
entstand durch den unbeantworteten Rest dieser Frage
Ahriman imstande, dann später einzufließen in die
drei Leiber hineingezogen. Darin bestand
könnte es leicht sein, daß man heute schlecht verstanden wird. Bei
Gefahr standen, einen zu greifen, der gar nicht der

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spiritual research which can direct and guide us in the understanding
constantly stream through their being; the dead stand within this
feeling and willing. It will not be difficult for you to understand
and understands only a part of that reality within which he actually
In the future it will only be possible to understand what works in
People think they understand social-historical life. They do not
understand it, because they want to grasp it with the ordinary
all to take any stand in regard to it. For just consider the
were hovering around him, then the dead understand these thoughts.
themselves, but it is a compassionate grief. Do not misunderstand me,
that departed later in life, you will readily understand that there

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standpoint, but directly from the standpoint of the earthly. He had to
spirits. If we wish to understand what actually happened there, we
little understanding for this, still it has to be stated as a true
if we understand the expression in a qualified sense — the
still active within it; behind the events of 1880, there stand, as
stand, as active forces, the events of 1877. As we go back, it is as
there stand the spiritual events that began in the forties and which
counter-striving spirits. These events stand behind present-day
a deeper understanding of events that now pass unnoticed, that do not
reject that which would help them to understand the present time and
ourselves of old prejudices and consciously to understand the facts.
a spiritual understanding of the most important impulses of our age
it is really unbelievable how little understanding exists among people
that human beings will soon be called upon to understand something
possible were restored to. People who understand the signs of the
how to understand the mystery of Golgotha. But there are some very
publication is written entirely from the standpoint of the modern
standpoint. And at what conclusion does he arrive? Quite factually, in
who takes his stand completely upon the natural-scientific viewpoint;
people would place themselves honestly upon the standpoint of natural
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understand and grasp exoterically with the soul with our hearty
with other feelings; one stands above the play, whereas a child
dear friends told me that my book Theosophy is very hard to understand,

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chapter 8:12-14. When we stand in the tumult and chaos of the

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etheric body. Such things can scare us if we don't understand them.

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rightly can understand how the spiritual world is experienced when
just thoughts. Just as someone standing before a mirror sees the
can understand this existence if he uses his thinking properly.
One who can't understand it is foolish, even if he's a
they're also necessary. Then he begins to understand why so many bad,
begin with. A seer gets things revealed to him. They stand there.

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That my I be grasped by an understanding of your light's shining,
this regularly. Many will think that they already understand this

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That my I be grasped by an understanding of your light's shining,
a man understand all of theosophy's teachings through thinking,
it understands everything that happened since Saturn times.

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really let this fact live in our soul we then rightly understand the

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That my I be grasped by an understanding of your light's shining,
nascimur — we're born from God. A sentence should stand
understanding and with holy feelings: In the spirit lay the germ

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esotericism behind which stand the masters of wisdom and of the
here with healthy human understanding, with sensibleness and with an

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a way, this criticizing is understandable and justified, for after a

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in the ancient mysteries one called this: Standing at the portal of

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your destiny has placed you in your activity. But you should stand

Title: Genesis: Lecture I
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resemble what we understand today as creation. We do not thus get
should clearly understand that in those days there was a lively
into very many things to get anywhere near an understanding of these
that. But we understand the nature of these Beings best if we realise

Title: Genesis: Lecture II
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misunderstanding. You may take it as definite that it is a very real
myself in a position to understand, and if necessary reproduce, its
— without form and void. To understand what is meant by
brought us? We shall not understand the sublime process of the seven
understand what comes next, usually rendered “darkness was
understand him at all unless we distinguish between body, soul and
get a closer understanding of the activity and nature of this human
must go into more closely if we would understand how the spirit of
the Elohim permeated the other elements. We can only understand the
almost nothing. We can only understand the word if we think of a hen
such as we have, standing upright on two legs, making use of hands,
has evolved. When one comes to understand this, one feels a deep awe

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with the question of how we should understand the “day”
are today. You will not understand the description of the springing-up
of the group-soul nature. You must clearly understand that no plants, as
we understand the term today, sprang up at that time, but that out of a
When we understand

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anyone, from the standpoint of modern physics, raises an objection to
think they are able to refute it do not yet understand it. Time will
standpoint, without further reference to well-meant objections. In
And this is what we do find, if we understand the account rightly. I
understand as a recapitulation of the Moon evolution.
the spiritual Beings who stand nearest to man. Only then do we come
stage at which we ourselves now stand. During the Sun evolution the
the hierarchies they stand four stages above the human. The
this question we must first learn to understand Genesis in the right
understand the word yom, which is usually rendered
higher standpoint. Those of you who heard the lectures which I gave
understanding. But of course it is only when you have followed up
first day.” We shall only understand the still deeper meaning
of this first day when we also understand what lies behind the verse:

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“darkness”? We cannot understand the Genesis account
understanding of all development — the fact that at each stage
understand existence, we must be clear that what emerged at an
For those whose knowledge of physics would qualify them to understand
knowledge of occultism would perhaps equip them to understand the
as darkness stands together on one side in opposition to the Elohim
misunderstanding, it would be as well to clear up first another point
also necessary as well as light. To understand what this is, we have
stand next below the rank of the Archai and who regulate life. The

Title: Genesis: Lecture VI
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are able to come to an understanding with those times, which we
have to understand the underlying purpose of this course of
is a hint of the reality they stand for. If we look at the tendency
do not understand it if we stop short at its apparition. We can only
understand from this Genesis account that the whole being and
understand things. What does the biblical criticism of the nineteenth
understand the true basis of religious documents. Let us imbue

Title: Genesis: Lecture VII
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our efforts to understand existence it is our
standpoint of modern knowledge a somewhat fanciful one — that
The most outstanding
stand at a different spot from it.” We perceive the rose, and
have grasped the outstanding characteristic of consciousness as it
ear. Looked at from a deeper standpoint Kantianism is very
“Something is standing before me.” Even the Elohim could
are aware of this our creation; objects do not stand before us, do
will not help us to understand the Genesis account, but only diligent
that every word that stands there must be sacred to us, and equally

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learn to understand more exactly what “Adam” means. The
something which it is extraordinarily important for us to understand
understand his own origin until he makes up his mind to think of his
this, then we shall understand why it is that in so many accounts of
enable us to understand the truth. To anyone who knows the truth, it
understand what this means if we say that man's life of wish, of
misunderstand the conceptions of ancient times. The Bible is
impact it should make upon our souls when we learn to understand what

Title: Genesis: Lecture IX
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mentioned the startling circumstance that there was an outstanding
notwithstanding, we have at last been obliged to recognise in the
that time a man had been able to stand upon the earth, he would have

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nevertheless understand clearly that, even as late as the early
physical body until much later. Thus we have to understand that first
— and which first enables us to understand the inner nature of
actually mean? We only understand it aright if we realise that this
understand that the Elohim give up, so to speak, only a part of their
cannot stand, which is not as far as it goes an adequate expression

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personal feeling as the standard of measurement. As persons we are
modern spiritual life — two figures which stand out as
wither up. Just as Persephone stands for the leader of the ancient
Demeter stands before us on the stage, with the stern admonition of a
conjured up before our souls. Something stands before us there in
out for us. Those who understand this will share the grateful feeling
understand that the spiritual thought which lives in their souls has
each of those who stand on the stage his heart should speak out of
never occur to those of you who have understanding to want to cut
having shown understanding for what one day, in the drama of the
material impersonations; that some figures must stand out in the

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customs, if we want to understand the completely different habit of
them to breathe, in prompting in them impulses to walk and to stand,
Science stands before such a statue, ancient Greece will arise anew
about the age of twenty. And when we understand such teaching, then
clairvoyance which is already in sight, notwithstanding our
humanity in a form which every human soul will understand, and will
fulfil in regard to it, will understand that the powers of the soul

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perceive directly a spiritual event which he could not understand and
all that is familiar in everyday life there stands before our eyes
complete understanding of what is at work in the cosmos as wonders of
the world, an understanding of the fact that the spirit pours itself

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upon Dionysos, that figure which stands before our ego at last in
they stand to us. We know that, under quite different conditions of
they had got so far that today they stand one stage higher than
played the outstanding part in the guidance of humanity; there
understand it. I have already referred to it in the book
only understand our own epoch if we are aware that these two currents
of them, we are not in a position to understand clearly the course of
the outstanding spiritual leaders of humanity in the spiritual world
that we shall come to understand more closely; they enabled Him to
— something which it is important for us to understand.
one has to understand that the stars are bodies which the gods have

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standing-upon-its-own-feet of Greek civilisation which is so truly
to understand the whole world of the Greek gods.
into pictures which then stand before one, pictures that one sees
understand the assurance with which the Greeks fashioned the pictures
knew: ‘With my consciousness I am standing outside my physical
out through the door of his house, stands outside it and says:
various standpoints.’ ... one then has a far wider view of
have been able to understand their environment, the elements of the
Humanity will only become able to understand this tremendous truth in

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there no chemical, physical, biological laws as we understand them
we understand it, but the shaping forth of some group or other of
was reflected in the soul of the Greek when he tried to understand
that man as he stands before us consists of physical body, ether
bearer’. The outstanding characteristic of this human ego
because we stand within it, as it were, because we do not confront it
training, suddenly, in a moment, there were to stand before him,
to stand before a normal human consciousness of today ... the man
into it ever more deeply. It is only someone who does not understand

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understand the figure of Dionysos and his connection with these
about. But from the standpoint of Spiritual Science philosophy has
But we shall understand one another if we begin by asking how it is
understand thinking is about as clever as looking into a mirror to
philosophers, they do not understand a mortal word, because they just
we are examining is quite easy to understand.
able to understand in this way was felt by the ancient Greek, and
the term, if he can't understand you, you must have
understand!’ Well, there is no need to dispute that our
possess an understanding for those things — and yet it may
fleshly body; there he was a real man standing upon the physical
from the standpoint of Spiritual Science we talk about ‘The

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he does not understand. It has yet another effect upon him. It would
courage to face the moment when the Guardian stands before us and
evolution if we want to understand why it is just when the human
and people will realise that it is impossible to understand man or
nevertheless understand that in the intervening periods between
certain standpoint in the lectures which are about to be published
as a kind of impurity of our own being. If we would understand the
precious thought should stand fast and abide with us, close to us as

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understand fully what is meant by ‘Wonders of the World,
developed, in the case of the birds the most outstanding feature
which stand out separately in the Sphinx are in human nature inwardly
the four members of man from another standpoint. A Phantom, a
come to understand the Mystery of Palestine.
astral element which he had around him. If we want to understand
reveal.’ There he stands in all his human weakness before the
shall withstand the challenge and be able to derive from it ever
withstands the test, spiritual revelations are never lacking; though

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continue to stand in amazement before the wonders of the world, it
appeals to the understanding, one which we can call scientific. But
in these and other lectures you may well understand that the modern
astral body, brings it to a standstill, and lets the images of this
independent, to stand entirely alone with his own ego. He has had to
through understanding, the soul which is ego-conscious, is at its
last standing before the cosmic void with his ideas entirely
experience the ordeal of standing before the void, before the abyss
great stumbling-block to an understanding of Spiritual Science. The
of speech and the understanding of its sounds does not lie in the
that this organ must be in order if a man is to understand the sounds
the other path in such a way that we can withstand the ordeals. This
contexts named the Christ Impulse. We then learn to understand in its
me.’ We stand there to begin with in our normal consciousness
reality stand at last before us in all their might and grandeur as
flinching every inner ordeal, so that we should understand that even

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to stand fast in all storms and to resist Mammon's hosts, they
This is just one way of understanding the formula, and one small part

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only understands Fichte's philosophy rightly if one sees that the I

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powers stand behind them. It would be as if one wanted to defend
astral light. To be able to stand this astral light neophytes had to

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learn to stand fast in the center of his existence by living entirely
outside of his center. He stands there firmly enclosed in himself
teachings about karma. Now he knows that he stands under the necessity

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which the Cherub with the flame of the whirling sword, stands open for
astral body, but who stand much higher. An archangel replaces our
insufficiently prepared. The guardian of Paradise stands exactly at
etheric body, one can understand the legend that tells us that the

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lamp stands and seven stars. The stars are the communities' geniuses
whose legs are like two pillars, one foot stands in the sea, the other
for wisdom; let him who has understanding reckon the number of the
13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. \
and among the elders, I saw a lamb standing, as though it had been slain,
the Apocalypse within its entire context can understand it properly.

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us understand the language of John. We considered how the Apocalypse
We understand what is
what this individual means for humankind. We can acquire an understanding
will approach is described in the Apocalypse. We will understand the
— if we understand them we will also understand the Apocalypse
If we wish to understand

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beings. If we want to understand correctly Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
they be better taken than from the souls of those who understand her
We must correctly understand
someone who does not understand them can underestimate them. But someone
Apocalypse is not sought after, not forced. For if we wish to understand
We do not understand our present age if we do not recognize the deep
necessity for this spiritual stream. We stand now in the fifth subrace
It means that an understanding
revolutions stand before humankind; they are described in the
By understanding such
we understand the Apocalypse the more we understand the task of our

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devachanic world is nowhere else. You can remain standing in the same
or Seth stand over against the servants of Cain, who are the successors
people could not yet understand. But he did point to them with signs.
of Theosophy in the world. It must stand before our eyes symbolically
we learn to understand every line, all the curves and marks, then

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