Our World Situation, War, Peace, and the Science of the Spirit

Under this attitude, however, the whole self-conscious earthly life would never have developed, and the high powers that guide the destiny of the human race in the great scheme of things knew what they were doing when they allowed the consciousness of reincarnation and karma to fade away for a time, over thousands of years. That was the great development of Christianity up to now, that it made people stop looking up to an afterlife that was supposed to have a balancing effect, and drew their attention to the tremendous importance of this life.