'The spiritual-scientific investigator has...to transform the soul
itself into an instrument; then - when his soul is awakened and he
can see into a spiritual world - he experiences, on a higher level,
a similar great moment as blind people do when, having been
operated upon, they look at a world they have not seen before.' In
a key series of lectures on personal development, Rudolf Steiner
explains that the central mission of spiritual science is to enable
people to ascend, in full consciousness, to a knowledge of
spiritual realities. But given that the means to achieve spiritual
perception are now widely available, there is the danger that some
individuals will gain access to the spiritual world whilst
harbouring impure motives. This can lead to a distorted
understanding and vision of that world. Steiner's emphasis,
therefore, is on the preparatory steps - the metamorphosis and
purification of the human soul - required for achieving true
spiritual enlightenment. Life itself teaches and prepares us for
progress, and anthroposophy explains and brings this to
consciousness. In some of his most lucid lectures, Steiner
describes the missions of anger, truth and reverence, the
significance of human character, the meaning of asceticism and
illness, and the phenomenon of egoism. He also clarifies the
differences between Buddhism and Christianity, describes the goal
of spiritual science, and makes some esoteric observations about
the moon. Throughout the talks, Steiner refers to many significant
historical figures, including St Augustine, Coleridge, Leonardo da
Vinci, Madame Blavatsky, Goethe, Homer, and Shakespeare.
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