20. How Does the Soul Find Its True Essence?
GA 69d/1914-05-08/p046
·1914-05-08
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The word is not spoken because people do not draw the conclusion that they should draw. Thus we see the opposite temptation peeking into our transitional period. The tempter no longer says, “You will be like the gods and distinguish good from evil!” but rather, “You will be like the animals and, like the animals, do good and evil without distinction!”
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