Esoteric Lesson

In ordinary, exoteric life, we have all kinds of labels for qualities that we know as good or evil. For the esotericist, these labels are often inadequate, one-sided, because every quality has two sides, a good and a bad, and maintaining the right balance must be one of the main tasks of the esotericist. They must constantly watch over themselves and be on their guard. Human qualities are such that, when they remain in the right balance, people can control them very well with their ego. However, if they allow any one of them to become too intense, the ego can fall under the control of that quality. This is not so dangerous for the exoteric person; he is constantly brought back into balance by the spirit of everyday life. But it is different for the esoteric person. A trait that he allows to gain control over him can lead him into all kinds of dangers; above all, something like this can already have an effect in his present life in the form of a physical illness. Let us clarify this with some examples.