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Das ist ein Widerspruch, mit dem wir im Leben darinnenstehen, der aber nicht getadelt, nicht kritisiert werden darf, weil er die Bedingung ist dafür, daß wir im physischen Leben darinnenstehen. Er darf nur charakterisiert werden, aber nicht getadelt. Würden wir nicht den Vorhang geistig vor uns hinweben, wir wären nicht da in der physischen Welt. 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