A truth which comes to us from outside always bears the stamp of uncertainty. We can believe only what appears to each one of us in our own hearts as truth. Rudolf Steiner appearbearheart Change image and share on social
Only man is permitted to live without rhythm in order that he can become free. However, he must of his own accord bring rhythm again into the chaos. Rudolf Steiner accordbringchaos Change image and share on social
Whereas what man can learn about the world through his senses and through the intellect which relies upon sense-observation may be called 'anthropology,' what the spiritual man within us can know may be called 'anthroposophy.' Rudolf Steiner anthropologyanthroposophycall share on social
Anyone who believes that it is possible to educate the will without cultivating the insight that enlivens it is succumbing to illusion. Clear-sightedness on this point is a task for present-day pedagogy, but it can come only from a life-filled understanding of the whole human being. Rudolf Steiner believeclearcultivate share on social
Man only becomes independent of this physical world when he learns to consider the objects around him as symbols. He must, for this reason, seek to acquire a moral relationship to them. Rudolf Steiner acquireindependentlearn Change image and share on social
Thinking is a picturing of all our experiences before birth or before conception. You cannot come to a true understanding of thinking if you are not certain that you have lived before birth. Rudolf Steiner birthconceptionexperience Change image and share on social
Gothic architecture requires individual craftsmanship. The wish to create an enclosed world for the congregation gives rise in Gothic architecture to the need to create something wherein the activity of the congregation plays a part. Rudolf Steiner activityarchitecturecongregation share on social
Just as future eclipses of the Sun and Moon are indicated in the present relations of those bodies, so are future earthly lives indicated in what now lives within us. Rudolf Steiner bodyearthlyeclipsis Change image and share on social
Normally, adults process their waking experiences during sleep. Children cannot yet carry their waking experiences into sleep. Thus, in sleep, they settle into the general cosmic order without taking their physical experience into the cosmic order. Rudolf Steiner adultcarrychild share on social
In the very traits of his temperament, which have a considerable effect on his life of soul, a person bears within him qualities and impulses that have an obvious connection with those of his physical ancestors. Rudolf Steiner ancestorbearconnection share on social