Esoteric Lesson
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Record: mixed sources. This volume draws on more than one kind of record (transcripts, notes, documents). Check the volume's own front matter before weighing a single passage. Evidence: «Gedächtnisaufzeichnungen von Teilnehmern und Meditationstexte nach Niederschriften Rudolf Steiners» (Participants' records written from memory, and meditation texts from Rudolf Steiner's own manuscripts). Rudolf Steiner Verlag Gesamtverzeichnis 2022, volume subtitle. The translation is the maintainer's, not a published one.
Time and again, a budding esotericist comes to me with the oppressive experiences of his meditation. One complaint in particular, which has been mentioned many times, is that the moment meditation begins, thoughts swarm around the meditator like a swarm of bees. Memories arise, mostly of a sad nature, often from many years ago.
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