Description
Anthroposophy in Everyday life are four lectures by Rudolf Steiner on the Anthroposophical approach to life available in English. The reader will quickly understand the basics of Anthroposophy.
“Practical Training in Thought” (Karlsruhe, Jan. 18, 1909) concerns the fundamental human activity of thinking. Everything we do, we do through thinking. The first task, then, is to realize the reality of thinking. To help us,, Steiner provides exercises that can allow us to experience the cognitive and the power of thinking.
“Overcoming Nervousness” (Munich, Jan. 11, 1912) shows us how thinking exercises gives us the calm, centered sense for a purposeful, healthy life.
“Facing Karma” (Vienna, Feb. 8, 1912) takes us to the heart of life, where we experience desire and aversion, suffering and happiness. The law of karma that determines life’s experiences and encounters helps us develop self-knowledge required for self-transformation.
“The Four Temperaments” (Berlin, Mar. 4, 1909) show us how the union of hereditary factors and our own inner spiritual nature shape our psychology. The guide here is the ancient classifications of the four temperaments: sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic, and melancholic. Renewed understanding of these qualities allows us to develop a truly modern spiritual psychology. According to Anthroposophy This spiritual psychology forms the basis of all real inner development.
With its many practical exercises, mantras, and meditations, this book is a fundamental introduction and guide for anyone beginning or in need of encouragement on one’s path of inner development.
“. . . though it is often thought that spiritual paths like Anthroposophy bear no connection to practical life, this is a profound misconception. Practical life is indubitably the beginning of the way—as, in a certain sense, it is also the end. After all, the work of evolution is practical work—in and on the world. Besides this, as these lectures demonstrate, working out of a spiritual perspective can enhance our ability to deal creatively with the varied situations destiny brings us in life, while at the same time opening us to the presence of spiritual realities on our daily life.” — Christopher Bamford (from the introduction)
Product Details:
ISBN#6780880104272.
Paperback, 96 pages.
Publisher: Steiner Books, Published: August 1, 1995.
Size: 5.5 x 0.33 x 8.47 inches, Weight: 0.6 Lbs.
Biography
Author – Rudolf Steiner (1861 – 1925) Born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar. Especially for his work with Goethe’s scientific writings. In the early twentieth century, he develops his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner’s multifaceted genius led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.
Editor – Christopher Bamford (1943–2022) was born in Cardiff, South Wales, and lived for a while in Hungary and then in Scotland. He studied as an undergraduate at Trinity University in Dublin and earned his master’s degree at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. For nearly thirty years, he was Editor in Chief at SteinerBooks (Anthroposophic Press) and its imprints. A Fellow of the Lindisfarne Association, he lectured, taught, and wrote widely on Western spiritual and esoteric traditions. . Christopher passed over the threshold on May 13, 2022, at his Mt. Washington, Massachusetts home.
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