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58. Buddha and Christ 02 Dec 1909, Berlin
Tr. Unknown

Rudolf Steiner
But since it is the case that a certain trend of thought which exists within this sphere of Spiritual Science, is being more and more identified with Buddhism, namely, the conception of repeated lives on earth for the whole of humanity, and also the conception concerning that which passes onward from life to life as spiritual cause and effect,—one may as well say at once that it is really astonishing that this idea of Reincarnation should be designated as ‘Buddhism.’ The function of Anthroposophy, or of Spiritual Science is not to acknowledge allegiance to any particular name, but only to what is capable of investigation as a Truth, unconnected in our day with any names whatsoever.
54. Esoteric Development: Inner Development 07 Dec 1905, Berlin
Tr. Gertrude Teutsch, Olin D. Wannamaker, Diane Tatum, Alice Wuslin

Rudolf Steiner
Neither should today's lecture be mistaken for a lecture concerning the general fundamentals of the anthroposophic movement. Occultism is not the same as anthroposophy. The Anthroposophical Society is not alone in cultivating occultism, nor is this its only task.
67. The Eternal human Soul: The Historical Life of Humanity and Its Riddles 14 Mar 1918, Berlin

Rudolf Steiner
However, a famous historian said the one thing, a crazy representative of anthroposophy said the other, and it goes without saying in the present to whom one listens. The point is to recognise how one has to use the facts which one called history up to now so that it points you to the deeper currents of human development by this coherence between the human soul and that only dreamt spirituality which flows along as historical current.
175. Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha: Lecture X 08 May 1917, Berlin
Tr. A. H. Parker

Rudolf Steiner
And it is the duty of the spiritual scientist who is really honest and sincere to be aware of the forces that are hostile to the development of Anthroposophy. For there are deep underlying reasons for this hostility and they stem from the same sources which are responsible for all the forces which are today in active opposition to the true progress of mankind.
176. Aspects of Human Evolution: Lecture V 03 Jul 1917, Berlin
Tr. Rita Stebbing

Rudolf Steiner
If you want to pursue the science of the spirit, anthroposophy, theosophy—call it what you will—only with the unclear, confused concepts with which so much is pursued nowadays, then you may go a long way in satisfying egoistical longings, gratifying personal wishes.
173a. The Karma of Untruthfulness I: Lecture III 10 Dec 1916, Dornach
Tr. Johanna Collis

Rudolf Steiner
He also enthuses about Goethe's scientific writings and shows that he has drawn a little nearer to what we are coming to know as Anthroposophy; but in his case it is only a beginning. I might add, by the way, that his recent book about expressionism is full of praise for his Danzig friends—of course, so that they should stand out favourably in comparison with the Berliners.
173c. The Karma of Untruthfulness II: Lecture XXIII 22 Jan 1917, Dornach
Tr. Johanna Collis

Rudolf Steiner
So how can we arrive at concepts which gradually rise above the ethnic elements which are almost exclusively based on language? In this, too, Anthroposophy must rise above mere anthropology, which has really no other means of answering this question except by referring to the differentiations of language.
173c. Man's Position in the Cosmic Whole 28 Jan 1917, Dornach
Tr. Unknown

Rudolf Steiner
Anthropology is a materialistic, external manner of contemplating things; it will be the task of Anthroposophy to reveal the truth, the real connections and true aspects. Since the human beings are now so far away from truth in their materialism, it is not surprising that people should talk in such an arbitrary and consequently untrue way of things, which to-day are even raised to the level of world-programmes!
175. Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses: Errors and Truths 20 Mar 1917, Berlin
Tr. Unknown

Rudolf Steiner
I am not upholding this, but it must be mentioned; naturally I do not wish to put the doctrine of de Saint-Martin in the place of Spiritual Science, or our Anthroposophy: I am only relating history, to show how far he was in advance of his times. As one reads the book Des erreurs et de la virite, chapter after chapter, we come upon one notable remark.
168. How Can the Destitution of Soul in Modern Times Be Overcome? 10 Oct 1916, Zürich
Tr. Unknown

Rudolf Steiner
As I have already said; I am not reading this to you out of silly sentimentality, but considering the many things said from other points of view about Anthroposophy, it seems not irrelevant that we should make ourselves acquainted with a criticism such as this:—“One has only to read Steiner’s book on Theosophy to be struck by the earnestness with which he enjoins upon his readers the necessity for purification and self-improvement.

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