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On Meditation

Spiritual Perspectives

Rudolf Steiner
Compiled by M. Gut
Paperback
December 2012
9781855842618
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  • Publisher
    Rudolf Steiner Press
  • Published
    20th December 2012
  • ISBN 9781855842618
  • Language English
  • Pages 72 pp.
$15.00

“Meditating is a totally free undertaking; it is the epitome of an autonomous deed.” — Rudolf Steiner

Based on brief, pithy quotations from Rudolf Steiner’s collected works, the "spiritual perspectives" in this volume present core concepts on the subject of meditation. These brief extracts do not claim to provide exhaustive treatment of the subject, but open up approaches to the complexity of Steiner’s extraordinary world of ideas. Some readers will find these fragments sufficient stimulus in themselves, while others will use the source references as signposts towards deeper study and understanding.

C O N T E N T S:

1. Why Meditate?
2. Prerequisites for Meditation
3. Basic Exercises
4. Meditating
5. Meditations

Notes
Sources

Rudolf Steiner

Rudolf Steiner (b. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner, 1861–1925) was 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, known especially for his work with Goethe’s scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career 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 has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.