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He has no power at all, but his will is the most powerful. In a sphere of power, the original will is paralyzed because it is quickly dulled (even before). From an occult point of view, the one who has the most power in the outer world has the most paralysis in his inner will. That is why an occultist prefers to go around with a three-knot rope rather than be a king. No one who has attained powerlessness would exchange with someone who has a great empire to command. For if he were to do anything other than what is beneficial for that empire, he would be doing nonsense. He who has a great fortune must administer it; he is restricted in regard to his will. 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But we must learn not to shirk our duties when we suppress a volition.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":132,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/en/ga/265/the_four_principles/p022","witness_quality":{"translator":{"scope":"unit","status":"recorded","translator":"Steiner Online Library","identified_edition":"SOL2025","book_title":"The History of the Esoteric School 1904–1914, Volume Two","publisher":"Steiner Online Library","publisher_inferred":true,"match_score":1.0,"source_url":"https://www.rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA265/English/SOL2025/38_Four_Principles.html","evidence":"lecture_page_line","publisher_note":"The publisher is inferred from the edition code in this lecture's source URL, not stated by the source page. 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Er hat gar keine Macht, aber sein Wille ist am mächtigsten. In einem Machtbereich wird der ursprüngliche Wille gelähmt, weil er ihm dann rasch (schon vorher) abgestumpft wird. Vom okkulten Standpunkt hat derjenige, der am meisten Macht in der äußeren Welt hat, am meisten Lähmung im innerlichen Willen. Deshalb zieht ein Okkultist es vor, lieber mit einem dreiknotigen Strick durch die Welt zu ziehen, als ein König zu sein. Niemand, der die Machtlosigkeit errungen hat, würde tauschen mit einem, der ein großes Reich zu befehligen hat. Denn würde er etwas anderes tun als was diesem Reiche frommt, würde er Unsinn machen. Wer ein großes Vermögen hat, muß es verwalten; er ist gehemmt in bezug auf seinen Willen. 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Aber das ging nur, wenn er sich in die Hütte setzte, die er mit seiner Frau bewohnt hatte.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":129,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/265/the_four_principles/p020"},{"locus":"GA 265/the_four_principles/p021","passage_number":21,"text":"Hier wurde ein eigenartiger spiritueller Akt erzeugt, der als Folge des Hinwerfens der weltlichen Macht auftrat. Man verliert den Willen durch die äußere Macht, und man gewinnt um so mehr an Willen, je weniger Macht man hat.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":37,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/265/the_four_principles/p021"},{"locus":"GA 265/the_four_principles/p022","passage_number":22,"text":"Der dritte Grundsatz lautet: Man verliert um so mehr an innerem Leben, als man will. Der Wille ertötet das Leben. Soviel wie man will, so viel stirbt an innerem Leben ab, so daß jedes Ding, was wir wollen, zugleich ein Hindernis ist für unser inneres Leben, unsere geistige Entwickelung. Daher wird es nötig sein, die Gesinnung zu entwickeln, sich in seinem Willen auf das zu beschränken, was die Welt von uns fordert; nicht aus innerem Drang heraus [zu wollen). Im okkulten Leben kommt man vorwärts, wenn man das Wollen auf das Notwendigste beschränkt. Von nichts werden Sie mehr haben, als wenn Sie das Wollen bewußt unterdrücken, aus gar keinem anderen Grund, als weil Sie das Wollen unterdrücken können. 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