{"corpus":"steiner","locus":"GA 88/1903-07-12/p010","lang":"en","edition":"English","edition_basis":null,"is_original":false,"is_default_edition":true,"text":"The higher development of man depends on conscious concentration and meditation, which must be practiced daily and carried out according to certain rules. By detaching himself daily, in the morning hours, even if only for five minutes, from all impressions of the outside world and directing all his concentration to a revealed thought of eternity, he will gradually connect with the cosmos and take part in its rhythmic movement. Through this consistent daily retreat from the transitory world of appearances, for the short time of his meditation, man gradually ascends to the Arupa sphere. By thinking through a sentence that contains an eternal universal truth, so that it takes on life, the human being draws out its entire content and absorbs it. The control of thought and meditation, strictly practiced daily, must not serve the individual's own education and expansion of the mind; it must be done with the awareness that in doing so we are helping and working with the development of our cosmos. All our uncontrolled, “real” thinking constantly disturbs this regular process. The person who wants to develop his astral senses must also learn to control his feelings and awaken in himself a sense of reverence for the wisdom of highly developed beings; and he must cultivate a devotional surrender, in proper appreciation of the distance to that higher wisdom. Every evening, the person practicing meditation should review the past day, look upon failures without regret or remorse, and learn from them in order to benefit from the experiences and improve. Meditation should not be forced; it should not separate the person from their surroundings or change their usual existence. On the contrary, the person should surrender to their nature without worry. He will learn more from the collection and overview at the end of the day than if he tried to force himself to become a better person.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"14. The Higher Development of Man","site_heading":null,"date":"1903-07-12","location":null,"word_count":312,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/en/ga/88/1903-07-12/p010","alignment_confidence":"medium","alignment_reason":"beads:identity","two_voice_volume":false,"translation_credit":{"scope":"unit","status":"established","translator":"Steiner Online Library","identified_edition":"SOL2022","book_title":"On the Astral World and Devachan","publisher":"Steiner Online Library","publisher_inferred":true,"match_score":1.0,"source_url":"https://www.rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA088/English/SOL2022/19030712p01.html","evidence":"lecture_page_line","publisher_note":"The publisher is inferred from the edition code in this lecture's source URL, not stated by the source page. 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Indem der Mensch täglich, in den Morgenstunden, sei es auch nur fünf Minuten, sich von allen Eindrücken der Außenwelt loslöst und die ganze Konzentration auf einen geoffenbarten Ewigkeitsgedanken richtet, wird er sich nach und nach mit dem Kosmos in Verbindung setzen und seine rhythmische Bewegung mitmachen. Durch diese konsequente tägliche Abschließung von der vorübergehenden Erscheinungswelt, für die kurze Zeit seiner Meditation, steigt der Mensch allmählich zur Arupasphäre hinauf. Indem er einen Satz, der eine ewige allgemeine Wahrheit enthält, durchdenkt, so daß er Leben bekommt, schöpft der Mensch seinen ganzen Inhalt aus und nimmt ihn in sich auf. Die Gedankenkontrolle und täglich streng durchgeführte Meditation darf der eigenen Ausbildung und Erweiterung des Verstandes nicht dienen, sie muß mit dem Bewußtsein geschehen, daß wir dadurch mithelfen und -arbeiten an der Entwicklung unseres Kosmos. All unser unkontrolliertes, «wirkliches» Denken stört unaufhörlich diesen regelmäßigen Gang. Der Mensch, der seine astralen Sinne entwickeln will, muß [auch] seine Empfindungen beherrschen lernen und das Gefühl der Ehrfurcht vor der Weisheit der hochentwickelten Wesen in sich erwecken; und er muß eine devotionelle Hingabe, in richtiger Abschätzung der Distanz zu jener höheren Weisheit, pflegen. Jeden Abend sollte derjenige, der die Meditation übt, eine Rückschau über den verflossenen Tag halten, ohne Reue und Bedauern auf Verfehltes schauen, einzig nur, um daraus zu lernen, um aus seinen Erfahrungen den Nutzen für das Bessermachen zu ziehen. Die Meditation darf kein Zwang sein, sie darf nicht von der Umgebung trennen, nicht das gewohnte Dasein verändern; im Gegenteil, sorglos überlasse sich der Mensch seiner Wesensart. Mehr wird er bei der Sammlung und Überschau am Ende des Tages lernen, als wenn er sich gewaltsam zu einem besseren Menschen hochschrauben wollte.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":298,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/88/1903-07-12/p010"}],"english":["GA 88/1903-07-12/p010"],"method":"identity","confidence":"medium","correspondence":"established","length_check":{"de_words":298,"en_words":312,"ratio":1.05,"partial":false},"pairing_state":"verified","verified":true,"evidence":["length","meaning","anchors","audit"]},"witness_completeness":{"ratio":1.07,"band":"comparable","note":null,"word_count":2351,"original_word_count":2201,"may_be_abridged":false},"witness_quality":{"translator":{"scope":"unit","status":"recorded","translator":"Steiner Online Library","identified_edition":"SOL2022","book_title":"On the Astral World and Devachan","publisher":"Steiner Online Library","publisher_inferred":true,"match_score":1.0,"source_url":"https://www.rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA088/English/SOL2022/19030712p01.html","evidence":"lecture_page_line","publisher_note":"The publisher is inferred from the edition code in this lecture's source URL, not stated by the source page. 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