20. How Does the Soul Find Its True Essence?

GA 69d/1914-05-08/p008 ·1914-05-08 · 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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> It is not only after I have been torn from the context of the earthly world that I will gain entry into the supernatural world; I already exist and live in it, far more truly than in the earthly world; it is already my only firm standpoint, and the eternal life that I have long since taken possession of is the only reason why I may still continue in the earthly world. What you call heaven is not beyond the grave; it is already spread around our nature, and its light shines in every pure heart.

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