Lecture VI

Yesterday we studied man in his twelve members. Now these twelve members appear at first sight to form a unity. They are, however, in reality not a unity, and it is important to recognise this. For, the moment we are awake to the fact that the external unity of the human form is only apparent, the moment we realise that the whole form and figure of the body, as we see it and can have knowledge of it here in earthly life, is but a semblance—in that moment we can also begin to understand how it is with the I, the centre point of man's consciousness.