Sixth Lesson

GA 270/1924-03-21/p081 ·1924-03-21 · 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.
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> You hold of light’s radiant might > Thoughts alone fast within; > When light’s radiance thinks by itself in you, > So will untruthful spirit-being > Arise in you as self-delusion; > Reflection on the needs of earth > Will hold you in humanity. > You hold of world chemism > Feelings alone fast within; > When world forming feels by itself in you, > So will powerless spirit experience > Smother your self-possession; > Yet loving the value of the earth > Will save your human soul. > You hold of world life > Will alone fast within; > When world living fully captures you, > So will ruinous spirit rapture > Slay your experience of yourself; > Yet spirit-devoted earth-willing > Will allow the god in man to rule.

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