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Aber auf dem physischen Erdenplan wird eine elende Maschine zustande gebracht - aus dem ganzen Universum heraus wird dieses Haupt zustande gebracht, durch das wir die ganze Welt in uns tragen. Wir tragen wirklich da die ganze Welt in uns! Nicht nur die ganze Welt, sondern GötterSchaffen tragen wir in uns! 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Nach diesen Ursachen wird nun gewissermaßen gebaut.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":83,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/246/1916-03-03/p042"},{"locus":"GA 246/1916-03-03/p043","passage_number":43,"text":"Sie können sich richtig vorstellen: Wenn wir diese Zeit erreicht haben, die geschildert worden ist, dann übernehmen nun die Arbeit an uns, in die wir uns hineinzugliedern haben, an der wir selber teilnehmen, aber unter der Anleitung der Geister der Hierarchien ... es übernehmen die Arbeit an uns diese Geister der höheren Hierarchien. Und so wahr, wie das, was mit uns geschieht, hier zusammengedrängt ist in unserer Haut, so wahr — ich möchte sagen - ist wie in einer Hohlkugel der ganzen Welt ausgegossen dasjenige, was jetzt gearbeitet wird in der ganzen Zeit zwischen dem Tode und einer neuen Geburt. Also mit Ausnahme der Zeit, die wir schon besprochen haben, wird überall - jetzt aber im Universum, nicht in der Mitte, nicht innerhalb unserer Haut, sondern im Umkreise - ausgestaltet. Das muss sein. Es muss irgendeine Schwingung da sein. 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