Esoteric Lesson

GA 266c/1913-04-11/p035 ·1913-04-11 · 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: 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.

It is not a bad sign when all kinds of thoughts rush in during meditation, because everything is intensified, and it is therefore quite natural. But it is precisely then that it is of the utmost importance that we keep them at a distance; and in the empty space that we create around our meditation, by keeping away everything that wants to rush in, we have the best chance of seeing real occult experiences occur. This also increases our strength, because even more valuable than meditation itself is the will to persevere no matter what happens, and not to expect salvation from anything else, but to continue our meditation strictly and with the deepest seriousness. This will to keep going is of the utmost importance.

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