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The stinging and tingling of the blood makes us aware of the egoism with which we are still afflicted and which prevents us from entering the spiritual world. At first, this will prevent us from acquiring the necessary calm, but if we continue meditating vigorously, we will reach a point where this tingling, while still present, will no longer disturb us.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"Esoteric Lesson","site_heading":"Overcoming Physical Obstacles in Esoteric Meditation Practice","site_heading_note":"A heading the site wrote for this unit from a summary of it; not in the edition, and not the words of Rudolf Steiner or of the translator. 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