29. The Mystery of Human Temperaments
GA 68d/1909-01-19/p012
·1909-01-19
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However, those who delve deeper into human nature will notice that, in addition to these inherited characteristics, there is something in every human being that we cannot describe in any other way than by saying: “This is the most essential part of the human being,” which, upon closer examination, we cannot say originates from this or that ancestor. This is where spiritual science comes in and tells us what it has to say about it. Today, we can only sketch out what these things are, only sketch out the results of spiritual science.
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