II. Introductory Explanations Concerning the Nature of Man
GA 100/1907-06-17/p030
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Now we may ask: Do the plants have a kind of consciousness such as we have found for the world of the minerals? We have already seen that spiritual research discovers the consciousness of minerals in the higher Intelligent World, the origin of our thoughts.
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