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266III. From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914: Esoteric Lesson 08 Feb 1913, Berlin
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One attains this equanimity by reverently thinking, feeling and living oneself into the three mantras, It thinks me—It works me—It weaves me, by letting these 3 sentences go through one's soul over and over again. And then we'll also understand our rosicrucian verse in the right way: Ex Deo nascimur In Christo morimur Per Spiritum Sanctum reviviscimus.
266III. From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914: Esoteric Lesson 16 Mar 1913, Berlin
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If only the progressive, good Gods had worked in us we would never have been under the illusion that it's we who think. Instead of falling into a deep, dreamless sleep at night we would have seen a big Imagination of our thoughts and ideas around us, permeated completely by the life and substance of higher beings.
266III. From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914: Esoteric Lesson 21 Mar 1913, The Hague
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But when a man has come to this hour that sets in after he's experienced the Guardian of the Threshold then he must have gotten rid of the habit of being afraid. Just to be understood, let's mention an example, though the Imagination could just as easily take on another form. A man can see the figures that ascend from the depths in blue-violet colour tones with sorrowful, pain-filled faces.
266III. From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914: Esoteric Lesson 14 May 1913, Strasburg
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In Lucifer's mouth the word “Ye shall be as Gods” is a lie, but understood correctly it's true. Christ says: “Ye are Gods”—sons of the Godhead. A man is called upon to become a God.
266III. From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914: Esoteric Lesson 03 Sep 1913, Munich
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All esoteric life consists in taking in what we can understand and grasp exoterically with the soul with our hearty feelings. We must get to know the realms of Lucifer and Ahriman so we can protect ourselves against attacks.
Some of our dear friends told me that my book Theosophy is very hard to understand, couldn't it be written in an easier way. I even lifted my pen several times to do this, but don't think that it's easy to write Theosophy in a popular way.
266III. From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914: Esoteric Lesson 05 Oct 1913, Oslo
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He's a pleasant philosopher if his way of expressing himself is understood properly. One also has a burning, hot feeling if one meditates on a point. This is also a good test for esoteric development.
266III. From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914: Esoteric Lesson 17 Nov 1913, Berlin
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But the knowledge that Christ lives and that we can get to him will keep our souls from desolation, deep melancholy and disdain of life. We'll understand the word in our rosicrucian verse: In Christo morimur. If we let all of this become really alive in our souls in quiet moments it can become a big help to us.
266III. From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914: Esoteric Lesson 23 Nov 1913, Stuttgart
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Now if one would look at the first statement exactly and think about it one would have to say that denial of the will doesn't lead to life but to death, for a drinker or tramp who lives out denial of the will in his desires and doesn't keep them under control, who affirms every pleasure that's offered to him in life—he will not attain life, but will come to an early death, whereas one who strives for ennoblement of the will, who rays out the forces of a healing germ with which his rays unite,—he'll be healthy and in tune with life.
266III. From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914: Esoteric Lesson 09 Dec 1913, Munich
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And in spiritual development it can happen that we experience them in our etheric body. Such things can scare us if we don't understand them. Say that someone goes to sleep in a public lecture through lack of interest. His ego and astral body are nevertheless there.
266III. From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914: Esoteric Lesson 30 Dec 1913, Leipzig
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Back then they said: Everything that goes on in the soul is intentional, that is, a particular intention underlies all soul processes; when I think, then my thinking has a particular content, I have to think something; when I feel, hope, imagine, will then I must feel, hope, imagine or will something.

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