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It is fair to say that a kind of esotericism has gradually come to permeate everything, even the more public lectures. Regarding this esotericism that we have brought about, we can say, when we look at our branch life, that it has not been lost on us. This esotericism forms the basis of all branch life and has been cultivated in the branches as best as possible.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"39. 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Und in der Richtung dieser esoterischen Vertiefung haben ja sehr viele von unseren lieben älteren Mitgliedern ihre tiefe Befriedigung gefunden. Man darf sagen: Allmählich hat eine Art Esoterik durchaus in alledem gelebt, was selbst in die mehr öffentlichen Vorträge übergegangen ist. In Bezug auf diese Esoterik, zu der wir es gebracht haben, müssen wir durchaus, wenn wir unser Zweigleben betrachten, sagen: Sie ist uns nicht verloren gegangen. 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