Esoteric Lesson

GA 266b/1911-06-12/p013 ·1911-06-12 · English LowLow alignmentMost translators re-paragraphed Steiner substantially. The locus identifies the same chapter or section, but paragraph-N to paragraph-N mapping is loose. For exact-quotation precision, compare with the German.
Record: listeners' notes. Written from listeners' notes, summaries, or memory rather than a shorthand transcript. The wording is the note-taker's as much as Steiner's: weigh a single striking phrase here far more cautiously than the same phrase in a stenographic volume, and do not rest an argument on one word. Evidence: «Gedächtnisaufzeichnungen von Teilnehmern» (Participants' records written from memory). Rudolf Steiner Verlag Gesamtverzeichnis 2022, volume subtitle. The translation is the maintainer's, not a published one.

But we must not forget one thing: where there is much light, there is also much shadow. With the new teachings that have been given to our time, many errors will also creep in, so it is our sacred duty to examine everything we hear with our common sense. This has always been emphasized in all Rosicrucian esotericism. However, we should show tolerance toward those who err, and always say to ourselves: if what we have is really the truth, it will stand on its own. But if it is error, then through my ardent striving for truth, I will attain the certainty of finding the truth in my next incarnation.

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