IV. Theosophy and Christianity

GA 52/1904-01-04/p031 ·1904-01-04 · English HighHigh alignmentThis translation's paragraph count matches the German original — the locus maps cleanly to the same paragraph in DE.
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The theosophist knows what the mystical saying means: to lead up the mountain. One must know such expressions, know them expertly, just as one must know the language before one is able to study the spirit of a people. What does it mean to lead up the mountain? It means nothing other than being led into the temple of mystery, where one can gain immediate conviction of the eternity of the human soul and the reality of spiritual existence through contemplation, through mystical contemplation.

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