Death as Metamorphosis of Life

Including "What Does the Angel Do in our Astral Body?" & "How Do I Find Christ?"

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Inspiration & Meditation, Spirituality
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Author: Rudolf Steiner ISBN: 9781621511304
Publisher: SteinerBooks Publication: June 1, 2008
Imprint: SteinerBooks, Collected Works 182 Language: English
Author: Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 9781621511304
Publisher: SteinerBooks
Publication: June 1, 2008
Imprint: SteinerBooks, Collected Works 182
Language: English
The lectures in Death as Metamorphosis of Life address us in our soul life and speak to our hearts. They make clear the bond that must unite our inner, spiritual work and the outer work of manifesting spirit in life. For, if spiritual wisdom does not live and grow as a reality in the souls of those who practice it, then the practical wisdom of service called for by the spirit of the times will come to nothing. The particular realities that Rudolf Steiner focuses on are twofold: working with the dead (and the spiritual hierarchies) and coming to know the Christ. What these two have in common is that they are both Earth-centered. They teach us the fundamental importance of everyday human destiny and earthly lifenot just for humanity, but also for divinity and the cosmos. We learn not only what the dead can teach us about the spiritual world and the working of the hierarchies, but also what it means to be human in a spiritual sense. We learn of the importance of working with the dead and the angelic worlds, both for our own and for their development, as well as for the future evolution of the Earth. The Mystery of Golgotha is equally important; we must understand it spiritually. As Steiner says, It is the will of the gods that the most important event on Earth must compel us to spirituality. The Christ must be experienced inwardly, not historically. At the same time, he must be found on Earthfor instance, in human destiny. The more we become aware of what is secretly, invisibly, and unconsciously working in our lives, the closer we will come to working with the dead and to the kingdom of Christ. How can we find the Christ? Steiner quotes the seventeenth-century mystic, Angelus Silesius: The Cross on Golgotha cannot save you from evil if it is not also raised within you.
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The lectures in Death as Metamorphosis of Life address us in our soul life and speak to our hearts. They make clear the bond that must unite our inner, spiritual work and the outer work of manifesting spirit in life. For, if spiritual wisdom does not live and grow as a reality in the souls of those who practice it, then the practical wisdom of service called for by the spirit of the times will come to nothing. The particular realities that Rudolf Steiner focuses on are twofold: working with the dead (and the spiritual hierarchies) and coming to know the Christ. What these two have in common is that they are both Earth-centered. They teach us the fundamental importance of everyday human destiny and earthly lifenot just for humanity, but also for divinity and the cosmos. We learn not only what the dead can teach us about the spiritual world and the working of the hierarchies, but also what it means to be human in a spiritual sense. We learn of the importance of working with the dead and the angelic worlds, both for our own and for their development, as well as for the future evolution of the Earth. The Mystery of Golgotha is equally important; we must understand it spiritually. As Steiner says, It is the will of the gods that the most important event on Earth must compel us to spirituality. The Christ must be experienced inwardly, not historically. At the same time, he must be found on Earthfor instance, in human destiny. The more we become aware of what is secretly, invisibly, and unconsciously working in our lives, the closer we will come to working with the dead and to the kingdom of Christ. How can we find the Christ? Steiner quotes the seventeenth-century mystic, Angelus Silesius: The Cross on Golgotha cannot save you from evil if it is not also raised within you.

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