70. About The War - What Happens Behind The Appearance Of Maya. Appearance of the Christ in the Ethereal
GA 246/1914-11-02/p039
·1914-11-02
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Spiritual science has the effect of spreading light. The fact that we see deception, maya, is only up to us. When we enter the spiritual world, it presents itself in its true form. It is in the nature of the Central European soul to create peace. We have witnessed from where Ahriman has come against us with difficulty, where Ahriman lives most strongly. Our battle (with A. Besant) had to precede today's battle and in our field it already means the same thing.
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