Many spiritual traditions speak of a ‘guardian’ or ‘dweller’
who protects the threshold to the spiritual world, warning the
unprepared to pause in their quest for access to higher knowledge. The
Guardian reveals the consequences of our negative actions and points
to the full reality of our untransformed nature. This experience is
said to be one of the deepest and most harrowing on the inner path,
but is an essential precondition to any form of true initiation.
The words ‘Know thyself’ were inscribed at the forecourt of the
ancient Greek Temple of Apollo. Those who sought initiation in ‘the
mysteries’ were thus instructed first to look within themselves.
Likewise today, as spiritual seekers we need true self-knowledge, to
distinguish between what belongs to our consciousness and what is
objectively part of the spiritual environment. Rudolf Steiner taught
that as long as we draw back from such knowledge, our spiritual quest
will be unsuccessful.
When we begin engaging with anthroposophy, it becomes clear that
Steiner’s teachings are not a doctrine or set of dogmas, but a path
towards deeper insights. In this essential handbook, the editor has
drawn together many of Rudolf Steiner’s statements on the intricate
and arduous path of self-knowledge, offering ongoing support and
guidance.Chapters include: The Importance of Self-Knowledge for
Acquiring Higher Knowledge; Seeking to Form an Idea of the ‘Guardian
of the Threshold’; The Guardian of the Threshold and Some
Characteristics of Supersensible Consciousness; Morality on the Path
of Knowledge; Self-Knowledge and Nearness to Christ; The Powers of
Christ in Our Own Life; Knowing Ourselves in the Other; Self-Knowledge
– World-Knowledge.
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ISBN
9781855844537
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
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Rudolf Steiner Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
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Digital bok
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