IV. Theosophy and Christianity

GA 52/1904-01-04/p040 ·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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That is why he called his disciples together right at the beginning to tell them that they were not only teachers in the kingdom of the spirit, but that they were to be something else as well. And that is the deeper meaning of the first words of the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall find the kingdom of heaven within themselves.” Only in this way can it be understood, if translated correctly, how it is possible to come to knowledge from living contemplation. But now those who are beggars for spirit are to find the ways to the kingdom in spirit, in heaven, through their simple hearts.

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