112. On Interest in Spiritual Science

When speaking of spiritual science, it is assumed that there is an interest that is detached from the human being – a state of mind that is not readily available. If I wanted to win followers for a personal opinion or aspirations, it would be illegitimate. This movement is only justified if the necessary insights are proclaimed. Those who only want personal gain will not understand this - people may say to me: Why don't I make it clear what should not be? But the resistance tires - and this resistance is abundant: a response to the intentions that have been made clear is rarely forthcoming. All the more often a bending of these intentions - one can always, what arises from human compassion, from the standpoint of cold reasonableness condemn - and what is done out of cold reasonableness, from the point of view of compassion condemn. But one should bear in mind that events sometimes necessitate one or the other point of view: anyone who did not act in this way would not be able to speak of spiritual science in the present day: At most, he could, but this is antiquated and would be an anachronism, brood over his spiritual experiences as a hermit. I have repeatedly met people who wanted to do this – people who were disappointed by mystical movements. I had to say to myself: These people do not consider that what they do in secret, after it has matured in the next incarnation, would come to Earth too late. I understood such people, but I could not do as they did. If I had done as they did, it would have been more comfortable - because the way I did it challenged those who wanted to put the matter into their personal service.

Why are the attacks so hateful? Because they do not want to get into the matter; because they want to discredit the matter through personal attacks. They are actually opponents of the truth; but they do not want to admit it to themselves – they do not want truth at all, but authority. – The opponents are only the necessary counter-strike of those who believe in authority.