THE GREAT VIRTUES

A lecture given by RUDOLF STEINER in Zurich, !"t #$nu$ry !%!&

UR "'iritu$l "cience h$" the t$"( )* re+)ving *)r )ur c)n"ci)u"ne"", in,ee, *)r )ur -h)le
inner li*e, the gul* th$t e.i"t" *)r )ur e.tern$l hu+$n c)n"ci)u"ne"" bet-een the 'hy"ic$l
-)rl,, in -hich +$n "'en," the ti+e bet-een birth $n, ,e$th, $n, the "'iritu$l -)rl, in
-hich +$n "'en," the )ther '$rt )* the t)t$lity )* hi" e.i"tence, the ti+e bet-een ,e$th $n,
$ ne- birth/
F)r )ne -h) live" in "'iritu$l "cience -ith every *ibre )* hi" ")ul, "uch $ "$ying i"
*$+ili$r, $n, even "el*0evi,ent/ 1ut )ne +$y -ell "$y th$t it bec)+e" '$rticul$rly h)ly t) u" $t "uch
$ +)+ent $" thi"/ Thr)ugh the gr$ve event" )* -$r -e h$ve l)"t -ithin 2uite $ "h)rt ti+e $ nu+ber
)* )ur ,e$r *rien," $n, +e+ber", $n, $re "))n t) $cc)+'$ny *rien," u')n their l$"t '$th" )n e$rth/
T)+)rr)- +)rning $t eleven -e "h$ll h$ve here in Z3rich the cre+$ti)n )* $ ,e$r +e+ber, Fr$u Dr
4)l$55$, $n, -e h$ve 6u"t he$r, th$t )ur ,e$r *rien, Frit5 7it"cher ,ie, thi" $*tern))n $b)ut *ive
ne$r D$v)"/ 8ith the"e t-) +e+ber", ")ul" ,e$r t) u" h$ve le*t the 'hy"ic$l 'l$ne9 but "'iritu$l
"cience h$" "h)-n u" the -$y t) un,er"t$n, in $ +uch higher "en"e th$n -e -)ul, )ther-i"e be
$ble t) $chieve th$t -e ,) n)t l)"e "uch ")ul", but re+$in unite, -ith the+/
There $re $lre$,y $ c)n"i,er$ble nu+ber )* ")ul" bel)nging t) u", -h) h$ve g)ne thr)ugh the
g$te )* ,e$th "ince )ur -)r( in thi" +)ve+ent beg$n/ An, *r)+ th)"e ")urce" *r)+ -hich
(n)-le,ge )* the "'irit c)+e" t) u", it c$n be "$i, th$t the"e ")ul" h$ve bec)+e *$ith*ul *ell)-0
-)r(er" -ith u" in the "'iritu$l -)rl,, e$ch $cc)r,ing t) hi" ')-er"/ 8ith the *ull re"')n"ibility,
-ith -hich ")+ething c$n be "$i,, -hich "h)ul, h$ve $ *ir+ *)un,$ti)n in "'iritu$l (n)-le,ge, I
c$n "$y: in the+ -e h$ve -)n 'ill$r" "u'')rting )ur "'iritu$l +)ve+ent/ 7$ny h$ve '$""e, thr)ugh
the g$te )* ,e$th, -)r(ing -ithin )ur "'iritu$l +)ve+ent, $n, l))(ing ,)-n u')n th$t t) -hich
their l)ve i" ,irecte,/ In the 'eri), bet-een birth $n, ,e$th they h$ve gr)-n $tt$che, t) the (in, )*
$"'ir$ti)n -hich i" re're"ente, in )ur circle/ They h$ve le*t behin, the+ in )ur S)ciety ")+ething
-hich i" it"el* u')n the '$th bet-een ,e$th $n, $ ne- birth/
#u"t $" n$ture $r)un, u" i" $ -)rl, u')n -hich -e l))( b$c(, -e c$n l))( b$c( u')n )ur
'hy"ic$l li*e *r)+ th$t +)+ent )n-$r,", -hich c$n be c)+'$re, -ith +$n;" birth/ I++e,i$tely
$*ter ,e$th +$n '$""e" thr)ugh $ c)n,iti)n -hich c$n be c)+'$re, -ith the e+bry)nic li*e, -ith
the li*e -ithin the +$tern$l b),y, e.ce't th$t thi" 'eri), in the li*e $*ter ,e$th c$n be c)unte, in
,$y", $n, i" +uch "h)rter th$n the e+bry)nic li*e in rel$ti)n t) 'hy"ic$l li*e/ Then *)ll)-" -h$t c$n
be c)+'$re, t) the entry int) the 'hy"ic$l -)rl,, -ith the ,r$-ing )* the *ir"t bre$th/ Thi" c$n be
c$lle, the $-$(ening in the "'iritu$l -)rl,9 it i" $ 'erceiving th$t the -ill )* the ")ul -hich h$"
g)ne thr)ugh the g$te )* ,e$th i" receive, by the being" )* the higher Hier$rchie"/ #u"t $" $ hu+$n
being 'hy"ic$lly entering the 'hy"ic$l -)rl, *r)+ hi" +)ther;" b),y *in," hi+"el* $ble t) receive
the e.tern$l $ir, $n, $" hi" "en"e" gr$,u$lly $-$(en < in the "$+e -$y there c)+e" the +)+ent
$*ter ,e$th -hen the ")ul *eel": th$t ')-er )* -ill, -hich ,uring 'hy"ic$l li*e -$" c)nt$ine, -ithin
the li+it" )* the 'hy"ic$l b),y, n)- *l)-" *r)+ +e )ut int) the univer"e/ An, thi" ")ul then *eel"
h)- thi" -ill i" re$lly receive, thr)ugh the $ctivity )* the being" )* the ne.t higher hier$rchy, the
hier$rchy )* the Angel"/ Th$t i" li(e ,r$-ing the *ir"t bre$th in the "'iritu$l -)rl,, $n, the gr$,u$l
gr)-th int) the "'iritu$l envir)n+ent9 "'iritu$l e.'erience "h)-" u" thi"/
I -)ul, li(e t) "'e$( )* the ,e"tiny )* th)"e -h) h$ve g)ne *r)+ u" in the c)ur"e )* the ye$r",
le$ving the 'hy"ic$l 'l$ne/ I -)ul, li(e t) l))( $t th)"e -h) h$ve bec)+e $tt$che, t) )ur "'iritu$l
+)ve+ent here, $n, -h) l))( ,)-n u')n it $" ")+ething )* -hich they (n)- th$t it in*)r+"
hu+$n ")ul" -hile "till -ithin the 'hy"ic$l b),y $b)ut th$t c)n,iti)n in -hich they the+"elve" live/
T) be $ble t) rel$te )ne"el* in thi" -$y in +e+)ry )* e$rthly li*e i" ")+ething -hich even here in
the 'hy"ic$l -)rl, bel)ng" $lre$,y t) the "'iritu$l -)rl,/ F)r th)"e -h) h$ve g)ne thr)ugh the g$te
)* ,e$th thi" i" ")+ething in*initely 'reci)u" $n, "igni*ic$nt/ 8hen, li(e $ tribut$ry int) $ river, they
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c$n *l)- entirely int) th$t "tre$+ -hich *l)-" u' t) the+ *r)+ the 'hy"ic$l -)rl,, t$(ing it" ")urce
*r)+ -h$t they h$ve e.'erience, in )ur +)ve+ent < the "tre$+ in the th)ught" )* th)"e lin(e,
-ith the+ in l)ve )r by *$+ily tie" < then the c)++unity i" $ +uch cl)"er )ne th$n it c)ul,
)ther-i"e be in )ur +$teri$li"tic ti+e", bec$u"e it i" b$"e, )n "'iritu$l rel$ti)n"hi'"/
8e +$y "$y: -ith +$ny $ )ne, -h) h$" g)ne e$rly thr)ugh the g$te )* ,e$th int) the "'iritu$l
-)rl,, it "ee+" $" i* he h$, ,)ne thi" *r)+ inti+$te l)ve t) )ur "'iritu$l +)ve+ent, in )r,er t) hel'
-ith "tr)nger ')-er" *r)+ the "'iritu$l -)rl,/ A+)ng $ c)n"i,er$ble nu+ber )* th)"e -h) h$ve
g)ne *r)+ u" there live" in their ")ul" the +)"t -)n,er*ully cle$r *eeling $b)ut the nee, *)r )ur
"'iritu$l +)ve+ent/ F)r hi+ -h) c$n l))( int) the "'iritu$l -)rl, $ll th)"e -h) h$ve g)ne thr)ugh
the g$te )* ,e$th, $n, n)- g$5e ,)-n u')n the +)ve+ent -ith -hich they -ere c)nnecte,, $re li(e
"'iritu$l her$l," )* )ur +)ve+ent/ They c$rry their "t$n,$r," be*)re u", $n, c$ll t) u" c)n"t$ntly:
-e -ere c)nvince, -hile -e -ere unite, -ith y)u )* the nece""ity )* thi" +)ve+ent/ 1ut n)- th$t
-e h$ve entere, the "'iritu$l -)rl, -e (n)- th$t -e c$n hel' $n, h)- -e +u"t hel' $t $ ti+e in
-hich thi" +)ve+ent i" nece""$ry/
Thi" i" ")+ething -hich th)"e -h) $re le*t behin, )n the 'hy"ic$l 'l$ne -ill *eel +)re $n,
+)re, -hen they h$ve l)"t 'e)'le ,e$r t) the+/ F)r the+ -h$t h$" been "$i, c$n be the ,ee'e"t
c)+*)rt, *)r they h$ve here $ll th$t c$n bring $b)ut $ "till ,ee'er c)nnecti)n bet-een ")ul" -hen -e
c$n n) l)nger be c)nnecte, in the e.tern$l re$l+ )* +$ni*e"t$ti)n, thr)ugh 'hy"ic$l eye" $n,
'hy"ic$l -)r,"/
Thi" "'iritu$l +)ve+ent, )* -hich -e $re t) bec)+e '$rt, h$" t) bring $ very gre$t ,e$l/ T),$y I
-)ul, li(e t) ch))"e )ut )ne '$rticul$r ch$'ter/ A ti+e li(e )ur", in -hich e.tern$l civili"$ti)n, in
"'ite )* the l$"t ech)e" )* the )l, religi)n", buil," entirely u')n the +$teri$li"tic c)n"ci)u"ne"", c$n
)nly ,evel)' the i+'ul"e" )* the +)r$l li*e in $ -$y th$t rec()n" )nly -ith li*e bet-een birth $n,
,e$th/ A+)ng the +$ny thing" -hich "h)ul, c)+e $b)ut thr)ugh )ur "'iritu$l +)ve+ent -ill be $
*re"h ,evel)'+ent )* the -h)le +)r$l li*e )* hu+$nity/ F)r +en -ill le$rn t) reg$r, the +)r$l li*e
*r)+ $ ')int )* vie- -hich e.ten," bey)n, birth $n, ,e$th, $n, -hich rec()n" -ith the *$ct th$t the
hu+$n ")ul g)e" thr)ugh re'e$te, live" )n e$rth, $n, th$t thi" ")ul, $" -e be$r it -ithin u" bet-een
birth $n, ,e$th, h$" '$""e, thr)ugh +$ny live", $n, c$n h)'e *)r )ther live" in the *uture/ 8hen -e
h$ve e.ten,e, )ur vi"i)n *r)+ $ "ingle li*e t) $ "erie" )* "ucce""ive live", -e "h$ll h$ve $ +)re
c)+'rehen"ive un,er"t$n,ing *)r )ur e.i"tence, $n, $ ")un,er $n, +)re c)+'rehen"ive
un,er"t$n,ing )* -h$t virtue $n, +)r$lity $re/
8hen -e "'e$( )* hu+$n virtue" -e c$n ,i"tingui"h *)ur )* the"e -hich -e c$n ,e"cribe in
)r,in$ry l$ngu$ge/ There i" )ne virtue, $" -e "h$ll in,ic$te l$ter )n, -hich live" in the ,e'th" )* the
hu+$n ")ul, but )* -hich -e "h)ul, "'e$( $" little $" ')""ible $" -e "h$ll "ee, *)r re$")n" th$t $re
h)ly/ All )ther virtue" -hich e.i"t in li*e, $n, -hich t)gether +$(e u' +)r$lity, c$n be reg$r,e, $"
"'eci$l e.$+'le" )* the *)ur virtue" -hich -e "h$ll c)n"i,er, *)ur virtue" )* -hich $nti2uity in
'$rticul$r h$, +uch t) "$y/
=l$t), the gre$t 'hil)")'her )* $ncient Greece, ,i"tingui"he, the"e *)ur virtue" in '$rticul$r,
bec$u"e he -$" $ble t) ,r$- hi" -i",)+ *r)+ the ech)e" )* the $ncient 7y"terie"/ Un,er the
in*luence )* the )l, 7y"terie" =l$t) c)ul, ,i"tingui"h the virtue" better th$n l$ter 'hil)")'her" $n,
+uch better th$n )ur ti+e", in -hich (n)-le,ge )* 7y"tery -i",)+ h$" bec)+e ") re+)te $n, ")
ch$)tic/
The *ir"t virtue -hich -e +u"t c)n"i,er, i* -e "'e$( $b)ut +)r$lity *r)+ $ c)+'rehen"ive
(n)-le,ge )* hu+$n n$ture, i" the virtue )* -i",)+/ 1ut thi" -i",)+ i" t) be un,er"t)), in $ r$ther
,ee'er "en"e, +)re rel$te, t) ethic", th$n i" u"u$lly ,)ne/ 8i",)+ i" n)t ")+ething th$t c)+e" t)
+$n )* it" )-n $cc)r,9 "till le"" c$n it in the )r,in$ry "en"e be le$rne,/ It i" n)t e$"y t) ,e"cribe
-h$t it" +e$ning *)r u" "h)ul, be/ I* -e '$"" thr)ugh li*e in "uch $ -$y th$t event" -)r( u')n u",
$n, -e le$rn *r)+ the+ h)- -e c)ul, h$ve +et thi" )r th$t +)re $,e2u$tely, h)- -e c)ul, h$ve
u"e, )ur ')-er" +)re "tr)ngly $n, e**ectively < i* -e $re $ttentive t)-$r," everything in li*e, ")
th$t -hen ")+ething +eet" u" $ "ec)n, ti+e in $ c)+'$r$ble -$y -e c$n tre$t it in $ -$y -hich
"h)-" u" -e h$ve bene*ite, *r)+ the *ir"t e.'erience < then -e gr)- in -i",)+/ I* -e 're"erve $ll
thr)ugh li*e $ +)), )* being $ble t) le$rn *r)+ li*e, )* being $ble t) reg$r, everything br)ught t) u"
by n$ture $n, )ur e.'erience, in "uch $ -$y th$t -e le$rn *r)+ it, n)t "i+'ly $ccu+ul$ting
(n)-le,ge, but gr)-ing in-$r,ly better $n, richer < then -e h$ve g$there, -i",)+, $n, -h$t -e
h$ve e.'erience, h$" n)t been -)rthle"" *)r the li*e )* )ur ")ul"/
Li*e h$" been -)rthle"" *)r u" i* -e '$"" thr)ugh ,ec$,e" $n, "till 6u,ge ")+ething th$t -e
h$ve e.'erience, in 6u"t the "$+e -$y $" -e th)ught $b)ut it e$rlier in )ur live"/ I* -e '$"" thr)ugh
li*e in "uch $ -$y, -e $re +)"t re+)te *r)+ -i",)+/ >$r+$ +$y h$ve br)ught it $b)ut th$t in
y)uth -e gre- $ngry, $n, c)n,e+ne, thi" )r th$t hu+$n $cti)n/ I* -e ret$in thi" 2u$lity -e h$ve
+$,e '))r u"e )* )ur live"/ 8e h$ve u"e, the+ -ell, "u'')"ing -e *)r+e, h$r"h 6u,g+ent" in )ur
y)uth, i* $t $ l$ter "t$ge )* li*e -e ,) n)t 6u,ge h$r"hly, but -ith un,er"t$n,ing $n, *)rgivene""9 i*
-e +$(e the e**)rt )* -i"hing t) un,er"t$n,/ I* -e h$ve the ch$r$cter th$t *r)+ birth ")+e thing"
$r)u"e, *uri)u" $nger in u", $n, i* -hen -e $re )l, -e n) l)nger gr)- $ngry $" in )ur y)uth, but
)ur $nger h$" le*t u" $n, -e h$ve gr)-n gentler < then -e h$ve u"e, li*e in $cc)r,$nce -ith
-i",)+/ I* -e -ere +$teri$li"t" in )ur y)uth, but then $ll)-e, )ur"elve" t) e.'erience -h$t )ur
ti+e c)ul, bring u" $" revel$ti)n" *r)+ the "'iritu$l -)rl,, then -e h$ve u"e, )ur li*e in $cc)r,$nce
-ith -i",)+/ I* -e cl)"e )ur"elve" t) the revel$ti)n" )* the "'iritu$l -)rl, -e h$ve n)t u"e, )ur
li*e in $cc)r,$nce -ith -i",)+/
T) be enriche, in thi" -$y, $n, t) $chieve $ -i,er h)ri5)n, -e c$n c$ll the u"e )* li*e in
$cc)r,$nce -ith -i",)+/ 8h$t "'iritu$l "cience "ee(" t) give u" i" $ble t) hel' u" in )'ening
)ur"elve" t)-$r," li*e, in )r,er t) gr)- -i"er/ 8i",)+ i" ")+ething -hich "tr)ngly )'')"e" hu+$n
eg)i"+/ 8i",)+ i" ")+ething -hich $l-$y" rec()n" -ith the c)ur"e )* univer"$l event"/ 8e let
)ur"elve" be in"tructe, by the c)ur"e )* univer"$l event" bec$u"e thi" liber$te" u" *r)+ the n$rr)-
6u,g+ent +$,e by )ur eg)/ Fun,$+ent$lly, $ -i"e +$n c$nn)t 6u,ge eg)i"tic$lly9 *)r i* )ne le$rn"
*r)+ the -)rl,, $n, gr)-" in un,er"t$n,ing *)r the -)rl,, )ne $ll)-" )ne;" 6u,g+ent t) be
c)rrecte, by the -)rl,9 thu" -i",)+ ,et$che" u" *r)+ n$rr)- $n, li+ite, vi"i)n $n, bring" u" int)
h$r+)ny -ith it"el*/ 7uch el"e c)ul, be ,e"cribe,, in )r,er gr$,u$lly t) *)r+ $ 'icture )* -i",)+/
8e "h)ul, n)t $tte+'t $ ,e*initi)n )* "uch i,e$", but (ee' )ur he$rt" )'en, in )r,er t) gr)- -i"er,
even $b)ut -i",)+/
Here in the 'hy"ic$l -)rl, everything -hich +$n i" t) e.'erience in -$(ing li*e h$" t) u"e the
in"tru+ent" )* e.tern$l 'hy"ic$l $n, ethere$l n$ture/ 1et-een birth $n, ,e$th -e $re )nly )ut"i,e
)ur 'hy"ic$l $n, ethere$l b),y -ith )ur ")ul0being, in ") *$r $" thi" i" eg) $n, $"tr$l b),y, ,uring
)ur 'eri)," )* "lee'/ In )ur c)n"ci)u", -$(ing c)n,iti)n -e u"e $" in"tru+ent" )ur 'hy"ic$l $n,
ethere$l b),ie"/ 8hen -e *ill )ur"elve" -ith -i",)+, -hen -e try in $cti)n $n, th)ught, in *eeling
$n, 'erce'ti)n t) live in $cc)r,$nce -ith -i",)+, -e u"e th)"e )rg$n" )* )ur 'hy"ic$l $n, ethere$l
b),ie" -hich $re ") t) "'e$( the +)"t 'er*ect in )ur e$rthly li*e < th)"e )rg$n" -hich h$ve
,evel)'e, )ver the l)nge"t 'eri),, -hich -ere 're'$re, by S$turn, Sun $n, 7))n $n, h$ve c)+e
int) )ur live" $" $ herit$ge, h$ving re$che, $ cert$in c)+'leti)n/
I -)ul, li(e t) give y)u *r)+ $n)ther ')int )* vie- $n i,e$ )* -h$t c$n be un,er"t)), by +)re
)r le"" 'er*ect )rg$n"/ T$(e )n the )ne h$n, )ur br$in/ The br$in i" n)t the +)"t 'er*ect )rg$n, but
-e c$n "till c$ll it +)re 'er*ect th$n )ther )rg$n", *)r it h$" nee,e, l)nger *)r it" ev)luti)n/ 8e c$n
c)+'$re the br$in -ith )ur t)r"), u')n -hich -e h$ve )ur h$n,"/ 8hen -e inten, t) ,) ")+ething
-ith )ur h$n,", -e h$ve the th)ught: I "tretch )ut +y h$n,, I t$(e the v$"e, I ,r$- b$c( +y h$n,/
8h$t h$ve I ,)ne ? I h$ve "tretche, )ut n)t )nly the 'hy"ic$l h$n,, but $l") the ethere$l $n, the
$"tr$l h$n,, $n, $ '$rt )* +y eg)9 the 'hy"ic$l h$n, -ent -ith the+/
I* I )nly thin(, cl$irv)y$nt c)n"ci)u"ne"" c$n "ee h)- ")+ething li(e "'iritu$l $r+" "tretch )ut
*r)+ the he$,, but the 'hy"ic$l br$in re+$in" -ithin the "(ull/ #u"t $" +y ethere$l $n, $"tr$l h$n,
bel)ng" t) +y 'hy"ic$l h$n,, ")+ething ethere$l $n, $"tr$l bel)ng" t) the br$in/ The br$in c$nn)t
*)ll)-, but the h$n," c$n *)ll)-/ In $ l$ter ti+e the h$n," -ill )ne ,$y be *i.e,, $n, -e "h$ll )nly
be $ble t) +)ve their $"tr$l '$rt/ H$n," $re )n the -$y t) bec)+e -h$t the br$in i" $lre$,y/ In
e$rlier ti+e", ,uring the )l, Sun $n, 7))n 'eri),", -h$t t),$y "tretche" )ut *r)+ the br$in $"
")+ething th$t i" )nly "'iritu$l -$" "till $cc)+'$nie, by the 'hy"ic$l )rg$n/ The "(ull h$" n)-
c)vere, it, ") th$t the 'hy"ic$l br$in i" hel, *$"t -ithin it ,uring the ev)luti)n )* the E$rth/ The
br$in i" $n )rg$n -hich h$" '$""e, thr)ugh +)re "t$ge" )* ev)luti)n/ The h$n," $re )n the -$y t)
bec)+e "i+il$r t) the br$in, *)r the -h)le +$n i" )n the -$y t) bec)+e $ br$in/ Thu" there $re
)rg$n" -hich $re +)re 'er*ect, $n, h$ve ev)lve, int) ")+ething +)re "el*0encl)"e,, $n, )ther"
-hich $re le"" 'er*ect/ The +)"t 'er*ect )rg$n" $re u"e, *)r -h$t -e $chieve in -i",)+/ Our
)r,in$ry br$in i"

Secti)n )* cerebellu+, enl$rge,, "h)-ing tree0li(e "tructure
re$lly u"e, )nly $" the in"tru+ent *)r the l)-e"t *)r+ )* -i",)+, e$rthly cleverne""/ The +)re -e
$c2uire -i",)+, the le"" -e ,e'en, u')n )ur cerebru+, the +)re $ctivity i" -ith,r$-n @$ thing
un(n)-n t) e.tern$l $n$t)+yA t) )ur cerebellu+, t) th$t "+$ller br$in encl)"e, -ithin )ur "(ull
-hich l))(" li(e $ tree/ 8hen -e h$ve bec)+e -i"e, -hen -e h$ve bec)+e -i",)+, -e *in,
)ur"elve" in *$ct un,er $ Btree,C -hich i" )ur cerebellu+ $n, -hich then e"'eci$lly begin" t) un*)l,
it" $ctivity/
I+$gine h)- $ +$n -h) h$" bec)+e e"'eci$lly -i"e "tretche" )ut the )rg$n" )* hi" -i",)+
+ightily, li(e the br$nche" )* $ tree/ They )rigin$te in the cerebellu+ -hich re+$in" -ithin the h$r,
c)vering )* the "(ull9 but the "'iritu$l )rg$n" "tretch *$r )ut, $n, +$n i" un,er the tree, the 1),hi
tree, in "'iritu$l re$lity/
An, ") -e "ee t)) th$t -h$t -e ,) in -i",)+ i" the +)"t "'iritu$l thing $b)ut u", )r $t le$"t
bel)ng" t) the +)"t "'iritu$l, *)r the )rg$n" $re $lre$,y $t re"t/ I* -e ,) $nything -ith )ur h$n,", -e
+u"t u"e '$rt )* )ur "trength in the +)ve+ent )* the h$n,/ I* -e *)r+ $ -i"e 6u,g+ent, )r ,eci,e
")+ething -i"ely, the )rg$n" re+$in $t re"t, "trength i" n) l)nger u"e, u')n the 'hy"ic$l )rg$n/ 8e
$re there +)re "'iritu$l9 th)"e )rg$n" -hich -e u"e )n the 'hy"ic$l 'l$ne *)r the ,evel)'+ent )*
-i",)+ $re th)"e )n -hich -e nee, t) u"e the le$"t $+)unt )* energy < they $re in $ "en"e the
+)"t 'er*ect/
Thu" -i",)+ i" ")+ething in the +)r$l li*e -hich $ll)-" +en t) e.'erience the+"elve" in $
"'iritu$l -$y/ It i" c)nnecte, -ith thi" th$t -h$t +$n $tt$in" in the -$y )* -i",)+ en$ble" hi+ t)
re$' the gre$te"t h$rve"t *r)+ hi" e$rlier inc$rn$ti)n"/ 1ec$u"e -e c$n live in -i",)+ -ithin the
"'irit -ith)ut $ny e**)rt by the 'hy"ic$l )rg$n", -e $re +)"t $ble thr)ugh the li*e )* -i",)+ t)
+$(e *ruit*ul -h$t -e h$ve -)n in e$rlier inc$rn$ti)n" *)r thi" li*e, bringing )ver thi" -i",)+ *r)+
e$rlier inc$rn$ti)n"/
8e h$ve in Ger+$n $ g)), e.'re""i)n *)r $ +$n -h) re*u"e" t) bec)+e -i"e/ 8e c$ll hi+ $
=hili"tine/ DThe Ger+$n $n, the Engli"h +e$ning" )* the -)r, $re r$ther ,i**erent/ @Tr/AE A =hili"tine i" $ +$n
-h) re"i"t" the ,evel)'+ent )* -i",)+, -h) -$nt" t) re+$in $" he i" hi" -h)le li*e thr)ugh,
-ith)ut $ltering hi" )'ini)n"/ A +$n -h) "ee(" t) bec)+e -i"e +$(e" the e**)rt t) c$rry )ver the
-)r( -hich he h$" ,)ne $n, "t)re, u' in the c)ur"e )* e$rlier inc$rn$ti)n"/ The -i"er -e bec)+e,
the +)re -e bring )ver *r)+ e$rlier inc$rn$ti)n" int) the 're"ent, $n, i* -e ,) n)t -i"h t) bec)+e
-i"e, ") th$t -e le$ve b$rren the -i",)+ ,evel)'e, in e$rlier inc$rn$ti)n", there i" then )ne -h)
c)+e" t) "$- it )**: Ahri+$n/
N)0)ne li(e" it better th$n Ahri+$n th$t -e *$il t) gr)- -i"er/ 8e h$ve the ')-er t) ,) it/ 8e
h$ve g$ine, *$r, *$r +)re in e$rlier inc$rn$ti)n" th$n -e believe9 -e -)n *$r +)re ,uring the ti+e"
in -hich -e '$""e, thr)ugh the )l, c)n,iti)n" )* cl$irv)y$nce/ Every)ne c)ul, bec)+e +uch -i"er
th$n he ,)e" bec)+e/ N)0)ne h$" the e.cu"e th$t he c)ul, n)t bring

The 1u,,h$ $" Tree )* 8i",)+ @"$n,"t)ne relie* *r)+ 1h$rhut, In,i$, c/ Fn,/ 4entury 1/4/A In,i$n 7u"eu+, 4$lcutt$/
+uch )ver *r)+ the '$"t/ T) bec)+e -i"e +e$n" th$t )ne ,evel)'" -h$t h$" been -)n in e$rlier
inc$rn$ti)n" in "uch $ -$y th$t it *ill" u" in thi" inc$rn$ti)n/
G G G
An)ther virtue c$n be c$lle, < th)ugh it i" ,i**icult t) ,e"cribe it e.$ctly < the virtue )*
4)ur$ge/ It c)nt$in" the +)), -hich ,)e" n)t re+$in '$""ive t)-$r," li*e, but i" re$,y t) u"e it"
"trength $n, $ctivity/ It c$n be "$i, th$t thi" virtue c)+e" *r)+ the he$rt/ O* )ne -h) h$" thi" virtue
in )r,in$ry li*e it c$n be "$i,: he h$" hi" he$rt in the right 'l$ce/ Thi" i" $ g)), e.'re""i)n *)r )ur
c)n,iti)n -hen -e ,) n)t -ith,r$- in $ ti+i, -$y *r)+ thing" -hich li*e $"(" *r)+ u", but -hen
-e $re 're'$re, t) t$(e )ur"elve" in h$n, $n, (n)- h)- t) intervene -here it i" nece""$ry/ 8hen
-e $re incline, t) get +)ving, c)n*i,ently $n, br$vely, -e h$ve thi" virtue/ It i" c)nnecte, -ith $
he$lthy li*e )* *eeling, -hich ,evel)'" br$very $t the right +)+ent, -hile it" $b"ence bring" $b)ut
c)-$r,ice/ Thi" virtue c$n n$tur$lly be u"e, in the 'hy"ic$l c)ur"e )* li*e )nly thr)ugh "'eci*ic
)rg$n"/ The"e )rg$n", t) -hich the 'hy"ic$l $n, ethere$l he$rt" bel)ng, $re n)t ") 'er*ect $" th)"e
-hich "erve -i",)+/ The"e )rg$n" $re )n the -$y t) $lter, $n, -ill in,ee, bec)+e ,i**erent in the
*uture/
There i" $ gre$t ,i"tincti)n bet-een the br$in $n, the he$rt in their rel$ti)n t) c)"+ic ev)luti)n/
Su'')"e th$t $ +$n g)e" thr)ugh the g$te )* ,e$th, $n, '$""e" thr)ugh li*e bet-een ,e$th $n, $ ne-
birth/ Hi" br$in i" $lt)gether $ -)r( )* the G),"/ The br$in i" 'er+e$te, by *)rce" -hich le$ve hi+
$lt)gether -hen he g)e" thr)ugh the g$te )* ,e$th, $n, *)r hi" ne.t li*e the br$in i" built u' entirely
$ne-, n)t )nly +$teri$lly, but $l") in it" inner *)rce"/ Th$t i" n)t the c$"e -ith the he$rt/ 8ith the
he$rt it i" "), th$t n)t the 'hy"ic$l he$rt it"el*, but the *)rce" -hich $re $ctive in the 'hy"ic$l he$rt,
re+$in in e.i"tence/ The"e *)rce" -ith,r$- int) the $"tr$l $n, int) the Eg), $n, c)ntinue in
e.i"tence bet-een ,e$th $n, $ ne- birth/ The "$+e *)rce", -hich be$t -ithin )ur he$rt", be$t $g$in
ne.t ti+e in )ur ne- inc$rn$ti)n/ 8h$t -)r(" in the br$in h$" g)ne9 th$t ,)e" n)t $''e$r in the ne.t
inc$rn$ti)n/ 1ut the *)rce" $ctive in the he$rt re$''e$r in the ne.t inc$rn$ti)n/ I* -e c)nte+'l$te the
interi)r )* the he$, -e c$n "$y: invi"ible *)rce" $re -)r(ing there, -hich c)+')"e the br$in/ 1ut
-hen $ +$n h$" g)ne thr)ugh the g$te )* ,e$th the"e *)rce" $re given )ver t) the univer"e/ 1ut i*
-e 'erceive $ hu+$n he$rt0be$t, -e 'erceive "'iritu$l *)rce" -hich $re n)t )nly 're"ent in thi"
inc$rn$ti)n, but -ill live t)) in the ne.t inc$rn$ti)n, h$ving '$""e, thr)ugh ,e$th $n, $ ne- birth/
=)'ul$r *eeling h$" h$, $ -)n,er*ul in(ling )* "uch thing"/ It i" bec$u"e )* thi" th$t it i" ")
+uch c)ncerne, -ith the *eeling )* the he$rt0be$t, n)t bec$u"e the 'hy"ic$l he$rt0be$t in it"el* i"
v$lue, ") +uch, $" bec$u"e -e $re l))(ing $t ")+ething +uch +)re etern$l -hen -e c)n"i,er $
hu+$n he$rt0be$t/ I* -e h$ve the virtue )* c)ur$ge, )* br$very, -e c$n u"e *)r it )nly $ '$rt )*
cert$in *)rce"/ 8e +u"t u"e the )ther '$rt *)r the )rg$n" -hich $re the in"tru+ent *)r thi" virtue/
They $re )rg$n" *)r -hich -e h$ve "till t) u"e '$rt )* the *)rce" c)ncerne,/ I* -e $re n)t
c)ur$ge)u", i* -e let )ur"elve" g) $n, -ith,r$- ti+i,ly *r)+ li*e, $b$n,)ning )ur"elve" t) )ur )-n
-eight, then -e c$nn)t bring t) li*e th)"e *)rce" -hich h$ve t) $cc)+'$ny the u"e )* the 2u$lity )*
c)ur$ge in li*e/
8hen -e "t$n, in li*e in $ c)-$r,ly -$y, the *)rce" -hich "h)ul, *ire )ur he$rt" re+$in unu"e,/
They $re then "ee, *)r Luci*er/ He t$(e" ch$rge )* the+, $n, -e l$c( the+ in the ne.t li*e/ T) be
c)-$r,ly t)-$r," li*e +e$n" t) $b$n,)n $ nu+ber )* *)rce" t) Luci*er9 $n, the"e $re +i""ing *)r u",
-hen -e "ee( t) buil, u' )ur he$rt" in )ur ne.t inc$rn$ti)n/ F)r the"e he$rt" "h)ul, be the )rg$n",
the in"tru+ent" )* c)ur$ge/ 8e c)+e int) the -)rl, -ith ,e*ective, un,er,evel)'e, )rg$n"/
G G G
The thir, virtue rec()n" -ith the le$"t 'er*ect )rg$n", th)"e -hich -ill $chieve $ *)r+ in the
*uture, )* -hich they c)nt$in $t 're"ent )nly the "ee,/ Thi" virtue c$n be c$lle, Te+'er$nce/ DThe
Ger+$n -)r, B1e")nnenheitC "ee+" i+')""ible t) ren,er $,e2u$tely in Engli"h/ BTe+'er$nceC i" -i,ely u"e, *)r =l$t);"
-)r, HI JKHLMN A @Tr/AE One "h$,e )* it c$n be c$lle, B7),er$ti)n/C 8e h$ve thu" three virtue":
8i",)+, 4)ur$ge, $n, Te+'er$nce/ DAn)ther tr$n"l$ti)n *)r =l$t);" HI JKHLMN i" B=ru,ence/C O e/E,E
N)- it i" ')""ible t) be inte+'er$te in the +)"t v$rie, -$y"/ One c$n be inte+'er$te in
e.ce""ive e$ting $n, ,rin(ing9 thi" i" it" l)-e"t *)r+/ Here the ")ul i" $b")rbe, int) b),ily ,e"ire,
$n, -e live entirely thr)ugh )ur b),y/ 1ut i* -e t$(e )ur ,e"ire in h$n,, i* -e c)++$n, the b),y,
-h$t it +$y n)t ,), -e $re then te+'er$te )r +),er$te/ Thr)ugh "uch +),er$ti)n -e (ee' in the
right )r,er th)"e *)rce" -hich )ught t) hel' u", in )r,er th$t -e ,) n)t $b$n,)n the )rg$n"
c)ncerne, t) Luci*er in the ne.t inc$rn$ti)n/ F)r -e $b$n,)n t) Luci*er th)"e *)rce" -hich $re
e.'en,e, thr)ugh giving )ur"elve" u' t) $ li*e )* '$""i)n/ 8e ,) thi" in the -)r"t -$y -hen )ur
'$""i)n" int).ic$te u", $n, -e $re c)ntent t) live in $ ,re$+ing, ,r)-"y "t$te/
8hen -e l)"e )ur cle$r c)n"ci)u"ne"" thr)ugh inte+'er$nce -e $re $l-$y" $b$n,)ning ')-er"
t) Luci*er/ He t$(e" u' the"e ')-er", $n, thereby ,e'rive" u" )* the *)rce" -hich -e nee, *)r the
)rg$n" )* bre$thing $n, ,ige"ti)n/ 8e return -ith b$, )rg$n" )* bre$thing $n, ,ige"ti)n, i* -e ,)
n)t 'r$cti"e the virtue )* +),er$ti)n/ Th)"e -h) li(e t) be c$rrie, $-$y by their ,e"ire", -h) give
the+"elve" u' t) the li*e )* their '$""i)n", $re c$n,i,$te" *)r ,ec$,ent hu+$n being" in the *uture,
*)r th)"e *uture hu+$n being" -h) -ill "u**er *r)+ $ll (in," )* *$ult" in their 'hy"ic$l b),y/
It c$n be "$i, th$t thi" virtue )* Te+'er$nce ,e'en," u')n the le$"t 'er*ect hu+$n )rg$n", th)"e
)rg$n" th$t $re $t the beginning )* their ,evel)'+ent $n, h$ve t) be *un,$+ent$lly tr$n"*)r+e,/
8hen -e c)n"i,er )ur )rg$n" )* ,ige"ti)n $n, $ll th$t i" c)nnecte, -ith the+, they $re 'ut in
+)ti)n by the u"e )* Eg), $"tr$l b),y, ethere$l b),y $n, 'hy"ic$l b),y/ It i" ,i**erent -ith th)"e
)rg$n" -hich $re the in"tru+ent" *)r 4)ur$ge/ Here )ur Eg) re+$in" +)re )r le"" )ut"i,e, $n, -e
+)ve *reely9 )nly -h$t i" $"tr$l $n, ethere$l in u" i" $b")rbe, int) the 'hy"ic$l/ I* -e g) *urther t)
the virtue" e+br$ce, by 8i",)+, -e ret$in Eg) $n, $"tr$l b),y in *ree ,et$ch+ent/ F)r $" -e
bec)+e -i"er, -e ,evel)' the )rg$ni"$ti)n )* the $"tr$l b),y $n, $chieve c)ntr)l )ver it/ Th$t i" the
e""enti$l thing, th$t thr)ugh bec)+ing -i"e -e tr$n"*)r+ the $"tr$l int) the S'irit0Sel*, $n, )nly the
ethere$l $cc)+'$nie" the 'hy"ic$l/ In the br$in )nly the ethere$l $cc)+'$nie" the 'hy"ic$l/ 8hile
,uring -$(ing li*e in rel$ti)n t) the re"t )* the b),y -e $re cl)"ely c)nnecte,, $t le$"t -ith )ur
$"tr$l n$ture, -ith the 'hy"ic$l )rg$n, -e ret$in *)r the br$in the c)n,iti)n, -hich -e h$ve in "lee',
in the highe"t ,egree/ Thu" -e re2uire 'hy"ic$l "lee' '$rticul$rly *)r the br$in/ F)r -hen -e $re
$-$(e -e $re $l") )ut"i,e the br$in -ith )ur Eg) $n, )ur $"tr$l b),y, $n, the"e h$ve t) +$(e the
gre$te"t e**)rt" -ithin the+"elve", -ith)ut being "u'')rte, by the e.tern$l )rg$n/
Thu" -e *in, $ c)nnecti)n bet-een )ur hu+$n being $n, the virtue"/ 8e c$n c$ll 8i",)+ $
virtue, -hich bel)ng" t) +$n $" $ "'iritu$l being, -here -ith hi" Eg) $n, hi" $"tr$l b),y he i" *reely
$ctive, u"ing hi" 'hy"ic$l $n, ethere$l )rg$n" )nly $" $ (in, )* b$"i"/ 8e c$n n$+e 4)ur$ge $" the
virtue $ctive -here +$n i" )nly *ree -ith hi" Eg), -hich i" "u'')rte, by hi" $"tr$l, ethere$l $n,
'hy"ic$l b),ie"/ Fin$lly -e c$n "'e$( )* Te+'er$nce, -here the "ee, c)nt$ine, in )ur Eg) i"
bec)+ing *ree9 -here )ur Eg) i" "till b)un, t) the $"tr$l, ethere$l $n, 'hy"ic$l b),ie", $n, yet -ith
)ur Eg) -e $re beginning t) -)r( )ur"elve" *ree *r)+ the"e b)n,"/
G G G
There i" then $ virtue -hich i" 'erh$'" the +)"t "'iritu$l )* $ll/ Thi" i" c)nnecte, -ith the
-h)le hu+$n being/ There i" $n e.erci"e )* the hu+$n being -hich -e l)"e e$rly, -hich -e ')""e""
)nly in the *ir"t ye$r" )* chil,h)),/ I h$ve )*ten +enti)ne, thi"/ 8hen -e enter the 'hy"ic$l 'l$ne
-e ,) n)t yet h$ve the $ttitu,e -hich bel)ng" t) )ur hu+$n ,ignity: -e cr$-l, )n $ll *)ur"/ I h$ve
')inte, )ut th$t -e )nly $chieve the right $ttitu,e, the u'right ')"iti)n, thr)ugh )ur )-n *)rce"/ 8e
,evel)' t)) thr)ugh the *)rce" -hich enter int) "'eech/ In the *ir"t ye$r" )* )ur li*e -e ,evel)' the
*)rce" -hich in the +$in gui,e u" int) the ')"iti)n -hich -e h$ve in the -)rl, $" true +en/ 8e ,)
n)t enter the -)rl, in "uch $ -$y th$t -e $lre$,y h$ve the right ,irecti)n in the -)rl,/ 8e cr$-l/
1ut -e $re "et in it rightly, -hen -e ,irect the he$, )ut-$r," t)-$r," the "t$r"/ Thi" c)rre"')n," t)
inner *)rce"/
In l$ter li*e -e l)"e the"e *)rce"/ They n) l)nger $''e$r/ There i" n)thing -hich enter" hu+$n
li*e $g$in ") r$,ic$lly $" le$rning t) -$l( $n, "t$n, u'right/ In rel$ti)n t) "t$n,ing u'right -e gr)-
+)re $n, +)re -e$ry/ I* -e begin in the e$rly +)rning t) live -ith )ur br$in, then -hen the ,$y i"
en,e, -e gr)- tire, $n, nee, "lee'/ 8h$t +$(e" u" u'right in chil,h)),, -hen -e $re tire,,
re+$in" tire, $ll thr)ugh li*e $n, gr)-" *eeble, $n, $nything c)+'$r$ble t) $chieving u'rightne""
$" chil,ren i" n) l)nger ,)ne by u" in l$ter li*e/
An, h)- ,) -e ,irect )ur"elve" int) li*e -hen -e le$rn t) "'e$(? F)rce" )* ,irecti)n -)r( $"
-ell -hen -e le$rn t) "'e$(/ 1ut the *)rce" -hich -e u"e in e$rly chil,h)), $re n)t re$lly l)"t *)r
u" in l$ter li*e/ They re+$in *)r u", but they $re c)nnecte, -ith $ virtue9 -ith the virtue -hich i"
rel$te, t) rightne"" $n, the right, the virtue )* $ll0c)+'rehen,ing #u"tice, the *)urth virtue/ The
"$+e i+'ul"e, -hich -e u"e $" $ chil, -hen -e r$i"e )ur"elve" u' *r)+ cr$-ling, live" in u" i* -e
h$ve the virtue )* 6u"tice, the *)urth th$t =l$t) +enti)n"/
8h)ever re$lly e.erci"e" the virtue )* 6u"tice 'ut" every thing $n, every being in it" right 'l$ce,
$n, g)e" )ut )* hi+"el* $n, int) the )ther"/ Th$t i" -h$t $ll0c)+'rehen,ing #u"tice +e$n"/ T) live
in 8i",)+ +e$n" t) ,erive the be"t *ruit" *r)+ the *)rce" -e h$ve "t)re, u' ,uring e$rlier
inc$rn$ti)n"/ I* -e h$ve there t) ')int t)-$r," -h$t -$" i+'$rte, t) u" ,uring e$rlier inc$rn$ti)n",
-here -e -ere "till 'er+e$te, by ,ivine *)rce", -ith #u"tice -e h$ve t) ')int )ut "till +)re: -e $re
"'rung *r)+ the -h)le univer"e/ 8e e.erci"e 6u"tice by ,evel)'ing th)"e *)rce" -hich rel$te u"
"'iritu$lly t) the entire univer"e/ #u"tice i" the +e$"ure )* $ +$n;" c)nnecti)n -ith the ,ivine/ In
'r$ctice In6u"tice i" e2uiv$lent t) the g),le""9 e2uiv$lent t) the )ne -h) h$" l)"t hi" ,ivine )rigin9
-e bl$"'he+e $g$in"t G),, the G), *r)+ -h)+ -e "'ring, i* -e ,) $ny +$n in6u"tice/
Thu" -e h$ve t-) virtue", #u"tice $n, 8i",)+, -hich gui,e u" b$c( t) -h$t -e -ere in e$rlier
ti+e", in e$rlier inc$rn$ti)n" in the ti+e" -hen -e )ur"elve" -ere "till in the -)+b )* the g),he$,/
An, -e h$ve t-) )ther virtue", 4)ur$ge $n, Te+'er$nce, -hich gui,e u" t)-$r," l$ter
inc$rn$ti)n"/ 8e 'r)vi,e $ll the +)re *)rce" *)r the"e, the le"" -e give t) Luci*er/ 8e h$ve "een
h)- -h$t i" )* the n$ture )* c)ur$ge $n, )* te+'er$nce g)e" int) the )rg$n", $n, h)- the )rg$n"
$re 're'$re, thereby *)r the ne.t inc$rn$ti)n/ In the "$+e -$y +)r$l li*e e.ten," int) the *uture,
-hen -e *ill )ur"elve" -ith "'iritu$lity/ T-) virtue" "hine )ut )ver the '$"t inc$rn$ti)n: 8i",)+
$n, #u"tice/ 4)ur$ge $n, Te+'er$nce "hine )ut )ver the inc$rn$ti)n" t) c)+e/
The ti+e -ill c)+e -hen +en -ill "ee cle$rly th$t they $re thr)-ing the+"elve" int) the 6$-"
)* Ahri+$n, -hen they "hut the+"elve" )** $g$in"t 6u"tice $n, -i",)+/ 8h$t -$" their" in e$rlier
inc$rn$ti)n", -h$t bel)nge, t) the ,ivine -)rl,, they -)ul, c$"t )ver t) Luci*er thr)ugh
inte+'er$te )r c)-$r,ly $cti)n"/ All th$t c$n be "ei5e, by Luci*er i" t$(en $-$y *r)+ the ')-er"
$v$il$ble t) u" *)r buil,ing u' )ur b),y in the c)+ing li*e/
8e c$nn)t 'r$cti"e -i",)+ $n, 6u"tice -ith)ut bec)+ing "el*le"", $" h$" been in,ic$te,/ Only $
"el*0"ee(ing +$n c$n be un6u"t/ Only $ "el*0"ee(ing +$n c$n be -illing t) re+$in un-i"e/ 8i",)+
$n, 6u"tice le$, u" )ut bey)n, )ur )-n Sel* $n, +$(e )* u" +e+ber" )* the -h)le )rg$ni"+ )*
hu+$nity/ 4)ur$ge $n, te+'er$nce +$(e u" in $ "en"e +e+ber" )* the -h)le )rg$ni"+ )*
hu+$nity9 )nly thr)ugh e.'eriencing c)ur$ge $n, te+'er$nce $n, e.'re""ing the+ in )ur live", ,)
-e 'r)vi,e *)r )ur"elve" *)r the *uture -ith $ "tr)nger )rg$ni"+ t) t$(e it" 'l$ce -ithin hu+$nity/
8e ,) n)t then l)"e -h$t -e -)ul, )ther-i"e thr)- t) Luci*er/ Eg)i"+ i" )* it"el* tr$n"*)r+e, int)
"el*le""ne"" -hen it i" rightly e.ten,e, )ver the -h)le h)ri5)n )* li*e, $n, +$n *in," hi" 'l$ce in
the light )* the *)urth virtue/ Th$t i" -h$t -ill be br)ught by "'iritu$l -i",)+ *)r the *uture )* +$n,
$n, -ill e.ten, )ver ethic" $n, the +)r$l li*e/ Thi" -ill ')ur int) e,uc$ti)n$l +eth), $" -ell/
Thr)ugh un,er"t$n,ing -i",)+ $n, 6u"tice in the "en"e th$t I h$ve in,ic$te,, the ,e"ire t) le$rn $ll
thr)ugh li*e -ill $ri"e/ It -ill be "een th$t )ne h$" t) begin le$rning in the right -$y -hen )ne h$"
$lre$,y y)uth behin, )ne < -hile 'e)'le thin( n)- th$t they ,) n)t nee, t) le$rn $nything +)re
)nce their y)uth i" '$"t/ In thi" -$y even the gre$te"t $n, n)ble"t -)r(" )* $rt )* the gre$te"t ')et"
$re l)"t/ 8e -)ul, un,er"t$n, the+ be"t i* -e t))( the+ u' $g$in in )l, $ge/ I* 'e)'le re$,
G)ethe;" I'higeni$ )r Schiller;" Tell, they u"u$lly thin(: -e re$, th$t $t "ch))l $lre$,y/ Th$t i" n)t
right9 )ne "h)ul, n)t *)rget th$t the"e -riting" h$ve their be"t e**ect i* they $re re$, in l$ter li*e, *)r
then they ,evel)' 6u"tice $n, -i",)+/
An, $g$in the e,uc$ti)n )* chil,ren -ill bring "'eci$l *ruit i* the virtue )* c)ur$ge $n, the
virtue )* te+'er$nce $re "een in the right light/ 8here chil,ren $re t) be e,uc$te,, the"e virtue"
+u"t be reg$r,e, in $n in,ivi,u$l -$y, by "h)-ing the chil,ren $g$in $n, $g$in th$t they $re t) t$(e
h)l, )* li*e c)ur$ge)u"ly, $n, n)t be $*r$i, )r -ith,r$- the+"elve" *r)+ $ll ")rt" )* thing"9 $n, th$t
they gr$"' li*e te+'er$tely $n, +),er$tely, in )r,er gr$,u$lly t) *ree the+"elve" *r)+ their
'$""i)n"/ An i++en"e $+)unt c$n be ,)ne *)r the e,uc$ti)n )* chil,ren in thi" -$y/ In the l$ter
c)ur"e )* )ur "tu,y )* "'iritu$l "cience the"e thing" -ill h$ve t) be ,evel)'e, in gre$ter ,et$il/
S) -e "ee th$t -hile )ther-i"e the ethic$l li*e )nly 'r)vi,e" l$-" c)ncerne, -ith li*e bet-een
birth $n, ,e$th, )n the e.tern$l 'hy"ic$l 'l$ne, the c)n"i,er$ti)n" )* "'iritu$l "cience e.ten, t) $n
unli+ite, h)ri5)n/ It i" the "$+e $" -ith )ther thing" in "'iritu$l "cience/ Hu+$nity h$" h$, t)
e.'erience in rel$ti)n t) the "cience )* n$ture the e.ten"i)n )* it" h)ri5)n"/ Gi)r,$n) 1run) "h)-e,
+en th$t there i" n)t )nly the e$rth, but +$ny )ther -)rl," in c)"+ic "'$ce/ S'iritu$l "cience "h)-"
+en th$t there i" n)t )nly e$rthly li*e, but +$ny e$rthly live"/ 1e*)re Gi)r,$n) 1run) +en believe,
th$t there -$" $ *i.e, b)un,$ry u' in the "(y/ Gi)r,$n) 1run) "h)-e, th$t there i" n) b)un,$ry,
th$t the blue )* the "(y i" n)t $ li+it/ S'iritu$l "cience "h)-" th$t birth $n, ,e$th $re n)t there, but
th$t -e intr),uce the+ int) li*e thr)ugh the li+it$ti)n )* )ur un,er"t$n,ing/
Thu" the gul* bet-een the 'hy"ic$l $n, the "'iritu$l c$n be bri,ge, )ver/ Thing" -hich re"t
u')n $ "'iritu$l0"cienti*ic *)un,$ti)n $re li(e thi" *)r th)"e "ee(ing t) *)un, $ genuine, truth*ul
7)ni"+/ Th)"e -h) )*ten c$ll the+"elve" 7)ni"t" t),$y +$n$ge their 7)ni"+ very "i+'ly/ They
t$(e )ne '$rt )* the -)rl, $n, +$(e )* it $ unity by thr)-ing $-$y the )ther h$l*/ True 7)ni"+
c)+e" $b)ut thr)ugh $ll)-ing b)th h$lve" t) h$ve their "igni*ic$nt in*luence u')n )ne $n)ther/ Thi"
c)+e" $b)ut thr)ugh "'iritu$l "cience/ Thi" "h)ul, n)t )nly $ri"e in $ "igni*ic$nt -$y *)r )ur
c)n"ci)u"ne"", but *)r the -h)le )* )ur li*e/ 8e h$ve t) c)+e +)re $n, +)re t) the re$l (n)-le,ge,
l))(ing )ut int) the -)rl,: in $ll th$t live" $n, -)r(" $r)un, u" ")+ething "u'er"en"ible i" 're"ent,
n)t )nly in -h$t i" "een by )ur eye", but $l") in -h$t c$n be 'erceive, by the un,er"t$n,ing -hich
i" b)un, t) the br$in/ There $re every-here "'iritu$l *)rce", behin, every 'hen)+en)n, behin, the
'hen)+en)n )* the r$inb)-, behin, the +)ve+ent )* the h$n,, $n, ") )n/
I* y)u re$, the lecture cycle -hich I hel, in Lei'5ig $t the turn )* the ye$r l$"t ye$r, DChrist and
the Spiritual World/ The "e$rch *)r the H)ly Gr$il @"i. lecture", Lei'5ig, FPth Dece+ber !%! O Fn, #$nu$ry !%!QA,
'ubli"he, by the Ru,)l* Steiner =re""/E y)u -ill *in, h)- the 4hri"t I+'ul"e -)r(e, thr)ugh the 7y"tery
)* G)lg)th$, $n, h)- 4hri"t live" in the +)"t i+')rt$nt $**$ir" )* hu+$nity, n)t )nly in hu+$n
c)n"ci)u" (n)-le,ge/ F)r in"t$nce, there -ere 2u$rrel" $b)ut ,)g+$"/ 1ut -hile +en -ere
2u$rrelling, the 4hri"t I+'ul"e live, )n $n, br)ught $b)ut the nece""$ry event"/
T$(e the *igure )* the 7$i, )* OrlR$n"/ In Eur)'e$n hi"t)ry the "i+'le "he'her, girl $''e$r"/
She $''e$re, in $ re+$r($ble -$y9 there live, in her ")ul n)t )nly th)"e *)rce", -hich $re )ther-i"e
t) be *)un, in hu+$n being", but the 4hri"t I+'ul"e -)r(" in thi" 'er")n$lity, enlivening $n,
"u"t$ining her thr)ugh it" +ighty in*luence/ She bec$+e $ (in, )* re're"ent$tive )* the 4hri"t
I+'ul"e it"el* *)r her ti+e/ Thi" "he -$" )nly $ble t) ,), bec$u"e the 4hri"t I+'ul"e c)ul, enter $n,
live -ithin her/
S)u (n)- th$t -e celebr$te the 4hri"t+$" Fe"tiv$l in the ti+e -hen the "un h$" le$"t ')-er, in
the ,ee'e"t ,$r(ne"" )* -inter, bec$u"e -e c$n be c)nvince, th$t $t thi" ti+e the inner light, the
"'iritu$l light, h$" it" gre$te"t ')-er/
Ol, legen," tell u" th$t )ver 4hri"t+$", u' t) Tth #$nu$ry, 'e)'le h$ve h$, "'eci$l e.'erience",
bec$u"e $t thi" ti+e the li*e )* the e$rth, $n, the inner *)rce" )* the e$rth, $re +)"t c)ncentr$te,/
Th)"e -h) h$ve the right ,i"')"iti)n *)r it, e.'erience then in *$ct the "'iritu$l *)rce" -ithin the
e$rthly *)rce"/ 4)untle"" legen," ,e"cribe thi"/ The be"t ti+e *)r thi" c)ver" thirteen ,$y" be*)re Tth
#$nu$ry/
The 7$i, )* OrlR$n" '$""e, thr)ugh the"e thirteen ,$y" in $ '$rticul$r c)n,iti)n, in $ c)n,iti)n
in -hich the li*e )* her *eeling -$" n)t yet $**ecte, by the e.tern$l -)rl,/ It i" re+$r($ble th$t the
ti+e ,uring -hich the 7$i, )* Orle$n" -$" c$rrie, in her +)ther;" b),y en,e, ,uring the
4hri"t+$" ti+e )* the ye$r !Q!!/ She -$" b)rn, h$ving been c$rrie, *)r the l$"t thirteen ,$y" in her
+)ther;" b),y, )n Tth #$nu$ry/ 1e*)re "he ,re- the *ir"t bre$th, be*)re "he "$- the 'hy"ic$l li*e -ith
'hy"ic$l eye", "he e.'erience, -h$t i" e$rthly ,uring the"e thirteen ,$y" in th$t "lee', thr)ugh
-hich +$n '$""e" be*)re he enter" the 'hy"ic$l -)rl,/
Here I $+ in,ic$ting ")+ething i++en"ely "igni*ic$nt, -hich "h)-" h)- the -)rl, i" gui,e,
*r)+ the "'iritu$l9 h)- -h$t h$''en" e.tern$lly in the 'hy"ic$l -)rl, i" given it" ,irecti)n by the
"'iritu$l -)rl,9 h)-, thr)ugh the 'hy"ic$l, the "'iritu$l -)rl, i" *l)-ing/
Thu" in )ur ti+e -e +u"t -)r( ever +)re c)n"ci)u"ly t) re+)ve thr)ugh "'iritu$l "cience the
gul* bet-een the 'hy"ic$l $n, the "'iritu$l/ 8e ,) thi" *)r )ne *iel, )* )ur live", -hen -e bec)+e
c)n"ci)u" th$t -ithin )ur +)ve+ent the ')-er" )* th)"e $re $t -)r(, -h) unite, their ")ul $n,
b),y ,uring their e$rthly li*e -ith )ur +)ve+ent, $n, h$ve '$""e, thr)ugh the g$te )* ,e$th/ I* -e
l))( $cr)"" t) the )ther b$n( )* the "tre$+, -here they $re $ctive, *eeling )ur"elve" unite, -ith
the+, ,irecting )ur th)ught" t)-$r," the+ < -e ,) thi" in *ull c)n"ci)u"ne"", the c)n"ci)u"ne""
-)n thr)ugh "'iritu$l "cience/ 8e (n)- th$t -e $re in the +)"t living c)nnecti)n -ith th)"e -h)
h$ve g)ne thr)ugh the g$te )* ,e$th, $n, -e (n)- th$t they 'r)vi,e the be"t ')-er" $+)ng u"/
8hen -e ,) thi", )r c$n thin( it, -e reg$r, li*e li(e $ *iel, th$t i" t) be ")-n/ 1et-een -h$t -e
)ur"elve" 'l$nt, -e "ee 'l$nt" every-here "'ringing u', -hich -e c)ul, n)t h$ve gr)-n )ur"elve"/
Then -e c$n (n)-: the"e 'l$nt" h$ve been 'ut in by th)"e t) -h)+ it i" gr$nte, t) be in the -)rl,
)* the "'irit, th)"e -ith -h)+ -e *eel )ur"elve" c)nnecte,, th)"e -ith -h)+ -e bec)+e unite,/
Hu+$n br)therh)), -ith th)"e $" -ell -h) n) l)nger be$r $ 'hy"ic$l b),y < th$t -ill be the
ch$r$cteri"tic "ign )* thi" +)ve+ent $n, )* th)"e -h) *eel the+"elve" $" +e+ber" )* thi"
+)ve+ent, $n, rec()n the+"elve" $" bel)nging t) it in the *uture/ Other ")cietie", *)un,e, )nly
u')n e$rthly thing", -ill be $ble t) re+)ve +$ny b$rrier" bet-een hu+$n being"/ The b$rrier"
bet-een the living $n, the ,e$, -ill +)re $n, +)re be t$(en $-$y by the +)ve+ent -hich unite"
th)"e +en -h) -i"h t) be unite, in the "ign )* "'iritu$l "cience/ 8e -ill c$rry $ll thi" in )ur ")ul",
$n, (ee' $" $n $bi,ing "en"e thi" ch$r$cteri"tic 2u$lity, uniting u" -ith thi" "'iritu$l +)ve+ent,
-hich h$" bec)+e ,e$r t) u"/