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Title: Evil and Spiritual Science
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our soul just from theoretical or scientific viewpoints; it is
of all, permit me to raise one point in advance, that should
stoical world view. But one point at least must be raised, that
to refute the viewpoint of Augustine — Campbell. Since,
would like to briefly portray the main points of his thinking.
details. So Lotze said: but what can a viewpoint give, which
its appearance up to the point where he felt something like a
a certain point create its own opposite on the surrounding
usual scientific viewpoint. We have often spoken of the
appears to us from two different viewpoints. The way how
at this point lies everything that one could name as the most
no philosopher, who has a viewpoint from the spirit world, can
viewpoint I also wish to refer to a tragic thinker of the
nineteenth century: from the viewpoint that a human being must
religious” people are sometimes in this point the most
materialistic viewpoint, and there he could only find a world
say, under a “psycho-biological viewpoint,” a point

Title: Popular Occultism: Lecture 8: The Evolution of Man and of the Solar System; the Atlantic Evolution
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2) From the standpoint of science which considers itself far cleverer
than the authors of these documents. 3) From the standpoint of an allegorical-symbolic
arbitrary). 4) From the occult standpoint, by taking the things described

Title: i Spirituality: Lecture 1: Historical Symptomology, the Year 790, Alcuin, Greeks, Platonism, Aristotelianism, East, West, Middle, Ego
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point of contention and the conclusions have been drawn, more from sympathy and antipathy than
substantiality can do something. Spiritual science points to real spiritual forces that are
when, from a spiritual-scientific standpoint, we look more deeply into the historical development
are significant points in this flow of facts. And these significant points are distinguished by
points to a way of looking at history like this, a way which looks to significant moments, such a
perception of the world should be directed to significant points and then, from what could be
seen from such points, the remaining content of world events be recognized. Goethe says of
significant point from which the neighbouring areas can be viewed and from which much can be
So let us take this year 800 AD We can point here
to a fact in the history of Western European humanity which, from the point of view of the usual
Roman Catholic theologian, accept the same point of view, but in such a way that the Roman
Catholic theologian shifts the standpoint entirely before he takes it up at all. He does not go
which did not concentrate to such a point as that of the I-experience. Into what, then, did the
towards the 'I', but he cannot reach the point of really understanding the 'I' philosophically.
one bears the following properly in mind. (I am coming now to yet another significant point to
so that logically, dialectically, I can give proofs in it?' This is the only point he is
happened with Kant who was the bridge? Now, one comes to the significant point when one traces
about the soul-life in the way Fichte did, who wanted to work out everything from the one point
respectively. But we have arrived at a point of humanity's development when understanding, a
follow from spiritual-scientific training. And we stand here at a point where we must say: In
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Title: New Spirituality: Lecture 2: The New Spirituality and the Christ Experiance of the Twentieth Century - 1
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which, from our point of view, must have deep inner foundations. This must take shape despite the
and from the most varied points of view, how differently the human beings of the
have pointed to different things that are peculiar to the human beings of the East, Central
One can actually point to a significant moment of
trade which was the foundation for everything in the West which later arose. One can also point
everything which comes from Central Europe and is conceived not out of economic points of view,
how, based an a political-military standpoint, Napoleon, with his 'Continental System',
the East, but in a decadent form today, something which points back to ancient times of Eastern
that is so popular nowadays. For it is a problem pointing indeed to something that is a
essential task to be able to take up a stand towards life from this point of view.
point to a kind of hierarchy that can appear to the most varied people. Again it is three types
threefolding in the European Centre so that, from a spiritual point of view, we gradually gain an

Title: New Spirituality: Lecture 3: The New Spirituality and the Christ Experiance of the Twentieth Century - 2
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different point of view to the one we have taken for some time in the past, to the
points of view, to how the life of the ancient Orient was, in the main, a spiritual life; how the
that of Nature and that of Reason — points clearly to this duality. But one can point to
medieval spiritual development, from this point of view. Just study, from this standpoint, such
if it enters at first through such coquettish spirits as Rabindranath Tagore or others. The point

Title: New Spirituality: Lecture 4: The New Spirituality and the Christ Experiance of the Twentieth Century - 3
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I would like today to point to a certain connection between what I gave yesterday as the
personalities of Goethe and Schiller. I will only point out in addition how in Schiller's
Schiller wants to point to a middle state in which the human being has spiritualized his
But this was not the point. For Goethe
This was how, in images, Goethe pointed to what
even into the intellect. Schiller lives there in a phase — indeed, in an evolutionary point
here. One could say: This is the general tendency of human evolution (arrow pointing upwards).
Schiller, having arrived at this point here (see diagram), would have gone
just at that point at which the personality is not lost. Thus, this did not become blue but, on a
intellectuality just before that point at which intellectuality tries to emerge in its purity.
to go no further than these images. For had he, from his standpoint, tried to go further he would
Kant. He stayed at the point that is not mere intellectuality.
We see here how, at an important point of European
remained, as it were, at this point, for it just required the intercession of spiritual science
and nothing more one would never come to an impetus for actual outer action. Goethe was at the point
revolutionary but a teacher of the inner human being. He stopped at the point where intellect is
follows this line of investigation, that one comes to an important point in Greek
And we come here to another point which is
important to look at. Why did Schiller and Goethe both stop at a certain point — the one on
advance to the point of permeating his concepts in a spiritual-scientific way and he would then
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Title: New Spirituality: Lecture 5: The New Spirituality and the Christ Experiance of the Twentieth Century - 4
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point of view the spiritual complexion of the civilized world and, from this point of view, draw
great turning-point of modern history. People do not consider this. But one could easily imagine
different nature of humanity's interests before this historical turning-point, nor the interests
But we are again at a turning-point. It is becoming
anything we already know. But that is the whole point: worlds are found that do not concur with
could in fact already show how psychology, and, indeed, even mathematics, point towards spiritual
to it if I did not see all sorts of smoke-clouds rising. But I am really only pointing out what

Title: New Spirituality: Lecture 6: The New Spirituality and the Christ Experiance of the Twentieth Century - 5
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here from the spiritual-scientific point of view how this continuous cross-flow of the Roman
lecturer or professor and has therefore been appointed again by authority. This is how this is
lost. It is lost more and more. At a certain point in the Middle Ages people begin to debate the
getting up onto the platform and again and again gabbling from a Catholic or Protestant point of
thing is that, from the vantage point of this conscious perception of the spiritual world, One
essential that all human education and instruction be given from this point of view.

Title: New Spirituality: Lecture 7: The New Spirituality and the Christ Experiance of the Twentieth Century - 6
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able to develop. And we have already pointed out how the particular constitution of soul that is
point where man himself becomes comprehensible. There is no place for the human being in the
Point of becoming unbearable, for it is connected with another feeling, a certain feeling of the
to the point of having no content at all in their concepts. This had to happen because this
his being. And let us now consider from a spiritual-scientific standpoint the counter-image of
modern civilization that the feeling I have just described from another point of view will
more here in Dornach. But one can also look from another point of view at everything that has
been perpetrated by this Doctor of Divinity, Goetz. One can look at it from the point of view of
But one can look at the following, and I will highlight a few characteristic points —

Title: Abbreviated Title: Lecture I:
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bearings. About a week ago I pointed out the significance of the processes
processes I pointed out that, from the aspect of the physical world,
Theosophical Points (1620).]
often been pointed out that this period of time is a long one for the
a point where our preceding incarnation can be found. Thus, when retracing
even though the mouths demand the arrows which point in a quite different
this thinking and pointed out that what is generally called materialistic

Title: Talk To Young People:
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sounds) at the same standpoint where they were before they were
of our feeling life. I am not criticizing but rather pointing out

Title: "Heaven and Earth will pass away but my words will not pass away"
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aim is to find the way, to perceive rightly any particular point in
consider — from a certain view-point, — the above query
deciding point came with the fourth post-Atlantean cultural period in
the progress of man, and in our fifth post-Atlantean cultural point we
our Souls. And so much has arrived at the culminating point today which

Title: Tree of Life/Knowledge: Lecture I: Tree of Life - I
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at its starting point have been formed by human beings themselves. It
point of the East, a kind of primordial opposition was made. There is
points to the European original revelation) by fashioning the two
legends. I should like but to point to one thing, and that is,
point life was grasped — the ego-culture appeared
fundamentally only another way of pointing to the understanding of
what came out of the South through Europe, pointing to the fact that

Title: Tree of Life/Knowledge: Lecture II: Tree of Life - II
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produce a complete and harmonious whole. And I have already pointed
concrete form, it does not come to the point where one really sees it

Title: Tree of Life/Knowledge: Lecture III: The Power of Thought
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principle of heredity in the appointment to the office of Consul. He
The point is, however, that what
this viewpoint. One must understand that he felt, through the whole

Title: Tree of Life/Knowledge: Lecture IV: Harmonizing Thinking, Feeling and Willing
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point of merely seeing images of something external in what he
pointed out that this originates from the fact that certain spiritual
centre. He came to a point where he asserted: ‘Yes,
equally conclusive proofs. They must be there, because the one point
which we have still to speak, came to the point of having more or

Title: Tree of Life/Knowledge: Lecture V: Tree of Knowledge - I
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this point quite seriously. In the course of the process of
the separation of the Old Moon from the Sun; that is the strict point
pointed out here in one connection that rudiments were already
conception as I have now developed. Here is one of the points where

Title: Tree of Life/Knowledge: Lecture VI: Tree of Knowledge - II
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is not the point what one believes. A man can believe that he is
point of controlling them, of having them in full control.
therefore, to undertake one's self-development from this standpoint,
this particular age mankind has reached the point of its evolution

Title: World Downfall and Resurrection
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certain point before it is transformed into the forces of

Title: Lecture: Philosophy and Anthroposophy
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reach the point of admitting that we do not, in truth, devote ourselves to
coincide with knowledge of Nature. This insight can prove a turning point
that we were disappointed in the expectations raised by our diligent
knowledge of the human being. Not to have reached this standpoint and still
merely the starting-point of our path, for we are shown the chasm that
revert to certain points in connection with Aristotle which are of
historical indication will suffice to characterize in a few words the point
step by step to knowledge, up to the point where thought encompasses the
hard words; but when considered from the standpoint of the new era, they
problem of Knowledge from the standpoint of rational faith. On the other
point the writer's intention was to show how ideas within the range of
thinkers. But he finds such treatises deficient in a point of vital
which has approached me.” And yet the point in question has in this
name Miller passes into the wax. This must be the starting-point of a sound
complete survey of the subject we must new touch upon another point. We
of any permanent reality? As we have pointed out, subjective thought is, in
point of security is reached upon which the theory of knowledge may
may at this point supplement Aristotle. A formula along Aristotelian lines
theory of cognition: “In pure thought a particular point is
to work at this point, if we cultivate our thought so that it shall bear
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Title: Meditative Knowledge of Man: Lecture I: The Pedagogy of the West and of Central Europe: The Inner Attitude of the Teacher
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so: here matters are quite different. The essential point is that you can
as to point to this as a particular advantage of our universities, that
lost. All that points to the dominance hegemony of the Western peoples.
— excitements, disappointments, successes too, if you

Title: Meditative Knowledge of Man: Lecture II: The Three Fundamental Forces in EducatioN
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using the head as a point of entry to disperse itself throughout the
recitation. I have naturally every reason to point this out, when in
languages. And it is truly so — from the standpoint of
primitive standpoint when we work our way into the spiritual. To this we
first is missing; for the second a guiding, pointing hand; for the third
For that reason I wanted to make this final point.

Title: Meditative Knowledge of Man: Lecture III: Spiritual Knowledge of Man as the Fount of Educational Art
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teacher every moment of the time. I want to put this point as an
point where we understand what is actually going on in the body. You will
movement and set them in motion. You will realise that from the standpoint
where everything points to the fact that there is no part of our body
stages within you. And the more you come to the point of saying to yourself

Title: Meditative Knowledge of Man: Lecture IV: The Art of Education Consists of Bringing Into Balance the Physical and Spiritual Nature of the Developing Human Being
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understanding from a different point of view and it was said: with the
certain point of view that an element of will, a musical element is being
time with the whole organism. From another point of view we can therefore
diverse variations. And — I think, I have pointed to
it previously made. This points to something of extraordinary
external point of view, but by really studying it — we
case, instead of seeing it from an emotional point of view we will have to
be no advantage in this. So, this is not the point; the point is quite a

Title: Social Understanding: Lecture II: Social Understanding Through Spiritual Scientific Knowledge
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absurd it is basically, from a higher point of view, for some people to be
things from the point of view of the perceptible world versus the
from our point of view, the forces of the earth. Yes indeed, the forces of
blood has grown weaker. And the great turning-point when human blood began
into practice to the point of making us conscious that man's whole
but you can only speak about them by pointing to something alive, something
has a more pointed nose than the other, and one has blue eyes whereas the

Title: Buddha and the Two Boys: Lecture I: Buddha and the Two Boys of Jesus
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characteristics, which would have pointed to a giant spirit. But for it a

Title: Buddha and the Two Boys: Lecture II: The Gospels, Buddha and the Two Boys of Jesus
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cycle, where it was about the Gospel of Luke. In doing so, we pointed out
reality, you have to be able to point to the concrete event where the
and finally the blossom. Now comes a point where the later no longer simply
compassion and love. Only at one point of the earth's development, where

Title: Lecture: Art As A Bridge Between The Sensible And The Supersensible
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true form with active comprehension. On this point one has only to avoid
present age at the point where it has become almost impossible for one
prerequisites of any kind, everyone actually has his standpoint. Today
standpoint with regard to even the most mature way of thinking. The
feeling that a point of view for judging life is to be won by way of
point of disappearing altogether. Entering into the other person,
one that points to something barely approached by the average person
only gradually be acknowledged once again in reaching the point of
with our eyes. It is actually rather difficult to point to what the dead
Hegel's viewpoint. Then, in reading about Stirner, you
might assume I adhered to Stirner's viewpoint. With
always only circling around this midpoint. In contrast to this, if we
us a standpoint for observing the world. Then our
that, just from this point of the “I,” only
person sees it from a different standpoint.
age of the consciousness soul the cosmic powers point the human being to

Title: Raphael's Mission in the Light of the Science of the Spirit
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points in a certain respect to Raphael's later entry into world
circling around an absolute mid-point?”
historical viewpoint.
standpoint in regard to the development of humanity —
What is put forward here from a spiritual scientific standpoint
all manner of viewpoints. These reflections are not the result
contemplating Raphael's creations from many points of view —
turning point represented by Christianity and the culture of
turning point in the spirits that follow the Greek period,
age of further internalization. A significant turning point in
Herman Grimm has pointed out certain regular intervals in
be ashamed, in the face of disbelieving humanity, in pointing
in Raphael's soul and becomes the starting point for one of the
from the standpoint of spiritual science we have to see the
surroundings, but points to a tremendous past. One does not
line of ascent to the point where the most inward, the most
At his point I should like to say, one senses something in
Christianity that does not merely point vaguely to infinite
a “beyond” for a later point in time when it could
Thus, Raphael stands at a turning point, at a watershed,
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Title: Leonardo's Spiritual Stature: Lecture
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Leonardo's Spiritual Stature at the Turning Point of Modern Times
at the Turning Point of Modern Times
points out with reference to earlier biographies that one has
should be mentioned that the duke had not only appointed him as
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reaching the point of casting it after sixteen years' work
needs to proceed from a certain viewpoint. Despite the fact
been bitterly disappointed, since it was impossible, with the
standpoint?
Today we stand once more at a new turning point, at the turning
point of a time in which it is again possible, by means of
something quite different. This has already been pointed out.
point of view, he is enormously significant, appearing at the
turning point of a new age.
certain point; then his students worked on them. And even in
the point where from the state of soul experience, it lit up in
comes into existence externally? How meaningless and pointless
adopt a different standpoint and say: Whatever Leonardo may
scientific viewpoints, it is as though the whole character of

Title: Fairy Tales: in the light of Spiritual Investigation
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aforementioned sources from the standpoint of
sources from the standpoint of spiritual research finds that
work within you; it can carry you to the point of attaining the
in a personal sense. The essential point will become
a certain respect, from a spiritual scientific point of
bound. Why not? Because what spiritual science points out is in

Title: A Mongolian Legend
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throw it to the ground again in disappointment, so that
Only in contemplating them from the standpoint of true

Title: The Worldview of Herman Grimm in Relation to Spiritual Science
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led by Herman Grimm to the point where the work takes its start
from this point of view, he sought to gain a picture of the
in wanting, from a modern viewpoint, to immerse oneself in the
beginnings of the Greek world. Adopting his general standpoint,
to be set forth once more from the point of view of spiritual
this results in an important point of contact with what
Christ, as it were, to the point of a mere thought impulse, as
pointed out that people had always conceived of the Christ
the point of actually carrying out what stood before his mind's
for those who adhere to the standpoint of erudite scholars,
transformed itself into a point of light that became visible to
if he does not share the same standpoint completely, we do

Title: Imperialism: Lecture 1
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from various viewpoints, not just one. We could say that in the

Title: Imperialism: Lecture 2
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already pointed out. That Holy Roman Empire was basically a network
of pure symbols — all signs and symbols, which pointed to some
a matter of indifference under which viewpoints people come together
the viewpoint that the faith they profess is a matter of
many men together in the lodges under such laudable viewpoints? It

Title: Imperialism: Lecture 3
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us now consider once again from definite viewpoints what is apparent
reality from the viewpoint of the second stage. Whoever has followed
viewpoint — really think about it — the way in which
naïve to think that a low point is reached

Title: Impulse for Renewal: Lecture I: Anthroposophy and Natural Science
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usually calls further evolution from a theoretical point of
Further development from a theoretical point of view for most
same in all spheres which is what gives the scientific point of
results in the anthroposophic-scientific viewpoint not having a
contrast we now have the standpoint of Anthroposophy which
fertile points of view, if one complies with his boundaries.
Goethe arrived at this point by establishing what he called the
phenomenological viewpoint of these concepts of causality, as
against some scientific philosophic points of view. It simply
organism according to the same point of view which we are used
Here lies the point of difference. The Anthroposophist will not
able to give as a sketch, it will point out how Anthroposophy,

Title: Impulse for Renewal: Lecture II: The Human and the Animal Organisation
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When from the anthroposophical viewpoint the relationship of
must be pointed out in particular how the present
only have to follow the enthusiasm with which Goethe pointed
the starting point is from a human angle of a complete
point as to how it is excluded through outer morphology, but
Anthroposophic viewpoint — it could still become more or less

Title: Impulse for Renewal: Lecture III: Anthroposophy and Philosophy
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the word philosophy points to a connection of the Logos to
aims, and on the other hand with something which points to
effort to determine reality. Today philosophic viewpoints have
viewpoints of the West, of central Europe and Eastern Europe.
points of view are modelled on the Western pattern. How wild
according to our present viewpoints, which lie decades behind

Title: Impulse for Renewal: Lecture IV: Anthroposophy and Pedagogy
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education of the child from the point of view of spiritual
it is necessary to point out how this authority
degree. The change of teeth is then a kind of termination point
the spiritual scientific anthroposophical viewpoint actually
point. Intellectualism has the peculiarity, that it — just
When you go down from the general cultural point of view to the
that point had been quite neat and tidy, had suddenly stolen

Title: Impulse for Renewal: Lecture V: Anthroposophy and Social Science
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theoretical standpoint. Today — I mean at this very present
question here, where it will be pointed out how the economic
the standpoint of bringing the contradiction to clarity, and
on the other side of the standpoint, that in overcoming these
these practitioners argue over the key points of the social
other than discussion points made in abstract theories; which
point of view object according to today's understanding of
evolution which I've often pointed out, of around the fifteenth
outer history hardly points out that the collective soul
“fourteen points”
arrived at the dreadful chaotic point civilised life had
entered. What were these fourteen points actually? They were
points, however with the exclusion of a large part of the
these fourteen points after a short period of time.
not the point and it was the worst mistake brought to me that
What I wanted to point out was the following. The solution of
the point of view of abstract thinking, which I'm only using as
observations of viewpoints stay within the spiritual

Title: Impulse for Renewal: Lecture VI: Anthroposophy and Theology
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point Anthroposophy had, insofar as it presents a work sphere
point of conflict in the practical religious exercises and that
various opinions regarding this. However, here the point is
in this course. It also wants to point to what happens through
development from this point at which one has arrived, having
We see how the point of origin for earthly mankind's
Anthroposophic point of view up to the Mystery of Golgotha, it
human evolution: through directly pointing to what can be seen
Catholic point of view.”

Title: Impulse of Renewal: Lecture VII: Anthroposophy and the Science of Speech
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“Pflicht” points to the feelings, so the word
“duty” points to the intellect, to the mind, to
is for instance not pointless that when the Greek speakers say
is completely drawn to a single point, a central point to which
central point it is a spring of warmth, which streams with
experience the inward streaming towards a central point of

Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 1
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there; or if we wander in the turning points of time, the abyss
wander in the turning points of time to where they originate at

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side, in the sense-fields. He points to the other side where
with feeling we never really get to the point of observing
stolen at some point in the future. Together with the earth
the critical points in the escalations and in the difference

Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 3
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words we already know - when pointing in the direction of the
point the first lessons of this class also become practical in

Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 4
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with the world; we feel: that is you. But the point on earth we

Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 5
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a completely exterior point of view. One needs only to look at
one point, and we must hold them quite far apart in order to
have often pointed out how in every moment of our lives, also

Title: First Class, Vol. I: Lesson 7
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the physical body his consciousness is suppressed to the point
the heart is the counterpoint of the cosmic rhythm which has
The triangle pointing downward combines with the one
pointing upward.
force” in the triangle pointing downward:
speaks the verse while making the sign pointing downward:
of the stages from the point where I now stand, at which I am

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points to what has resounded throughout the ages, first from
human organization, we consider to be our own. And we point up:
point out: look there, a human heart, human lungs, a human
is revealed [Drawing: white arrow pointing downwards]; here we

Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 10
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starting point for esoteric life can be. Then we feel that in
starting point for true esoteric development.
soul unconsciously passes through the starting-point of earthly

Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 11
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did not look up at burning points in the cosmos, but at the
astronomers of today who observe the points of light and

Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 12
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the point where you can sense the speaking, that you sense the

Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 13
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And I also pointed out last time how this
starting point, for it is more or less easy to experience
this point was described in the previous class
make a great discovery. And at some point humanity must make

Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 16
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concentrated in one point in space. But these cosmic forces

Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 17
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rainbow and from this vantage point
the word “Warte” (vantage point) is written]
to advance beyond the point we reached during the previous lesson.
[white arrow pointing up and left in the
[red arrow pointing down and left in the
Observe from the other side's vantage point
Observe from the other side's vantage point
Observe from the other side's vantage point
Through the impression we receive from that outlook point of the
Observe from the other side's vantage point

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Observe from the other side's vantage point
[pointing]:
pointing above to where the beings of the higher hierarchies

Title: First Class, Vol. II: Lesson 19
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Observe from the other side's vantage point
point out to our souls the path to understanding the true

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point was brought to humanity by means of the Greek mysteries
appear to us as seen from the viewpoint of the eternal divine
Guardian, one may return, remembering, to the point of

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Then, raising his hand and pointing to the yawning abyss of
Again pointing to the yawning abyss of being, he lets the third

Title: First Class Lessons: Lesson XXII (recapitulation)
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Threshold, on behalf of Michael, points us there and he tells
Guardian once more points out how we must seek the path to
points out the ways we can go astray — which we must know

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to the one he wants to lift up, how he points, on the one hand,
Guardian of the Threshold exhorts us at this point to maintain
room or outside on the bare earth. The point is that you feel,
Then he guides us further on to the soul. Here he doesn't point
us to the elements earth, water, air, fire; here he points us
to the planets. He points out to us how we should feel about
in his soul to this secret of the universe-pointing, planetary
The universe-pointing planetary powers.
The universe-pointing planetary powers.
The universe-pointing planetary powers.

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warms our own Self. We cannot find the firm support-point in
must, my dear sisters and brothers, come to the point where we
ourselves a very long time, especially at this point, so they

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and the Guardian of the Threshold points to it with an
the Guardian of the Threshold's side he points over to the
upward pointing triangle. Let us concentrate on this.
next thing the Guardian of the Threshold points to is the
at this point we must get used to concentrating on a line in
third thing to which the Guardian of the Threshold points is
That is the decisive point which is indicated by the words
point in our instruction where, if we have conscientiously
always leads back to the starting point — how from all

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now the Guardian of the Threshold points directly back there to
and finally, when we follow them back to the turning points of
secondly, the Guardian of the Threshold points with a stronger
we imagine that the Guardian of the Threshold again points to
point, listening to all the beings and all the processes of the

Title: The Social Question: Lecture I: The True Form of the Social Question
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introductory explorations, I only need to point out how,
already at the war's starting point, it is clear how the social
viewpoint of theoretical science, nor out of mere notions and
sober discussion. Here is the point where one can find the
question from a specific point of view.
about the question of spiritual science. From the standpoint of
pointed out in the striving within social life, drives away
point of view of theoretic consideration like in a clever play
points of its revolutionary development.
consciousness’ one should take less into account that it points
spiritual world, a science which no longer pointed to an
spoken about adequately as socialistic theories then the point
people who have the point of view that the spirit is not rooted
horizon as even today in this burning time of appointed leaders
needs to be pointed out that what is, is really needed is the

Title: The Social Question: Lecture II: Comparisons at Solving the Social Question based on Life's Realities
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I am at the point where I need to be very careful not to be
Regarding this particular point the assumption must be clear in
out of independence and from a point of awareness carry out the
point of origin and be made into a consumable product at a
pointed out how many variations exist in the amount of human
the opinion of a person from this standpoint, but it relates to

Title: The Social Question: Lecture III: Fanaticism Versus a Real Conception of Life in Social Thinking and Willing
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During the lectures last week, I pointed out that the present
historic events are those which point significantly to the
which should be brought about?’ — From their point of
does this modern proletarian point of view actually mean within
result is we are repeatedly distracted, as we said; the point
instinct can be considered as follows: If I point out to the
formulation, the specific point of view and thoughts on the one
answer could be given — then it points to the present
question of viewpoints which in real life at present probably
point of view being considered here, just now within this world
which started at the turning point of the 14th,
someone points to something as practical and necessary as daily
bread, it is pointed out that the primary importance is for
who was asked to do this, pointed out that such things
years in the true spiritual scientific point of view. What
see, ears can hear or touched by our hands. This viewpoint is
first point I want to touch on is from this view I'm
viewpoint presenting these things. Philistine details will not
worth that it requires a small army or workers to be appointed
importance today for me is to point out how, out of the inner
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Title: The Social Question: Lecture IV: The Evolution of Social Thinking and Willing and Life's Circumstances for Current Humanity
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this week and last week, proves from a certain point of view
understanding of life and to point out such things with radical
mankind we can point out as having taken place at the turn of
into the state structure. I pointed out such economic sectors
not just in theory. For this reason, I point out that the health
have depicted from different viewpoints, now work together side
last time from another point of view.
way under the historical points of goods-price development
Proletarians with Marxist viewpoints had hoped for, would be
real crossing point, I would say, of the modern social question
the world, namely the point which I have referred to as the
point out this fundamental social law in my contribution about
already pointed out that something else needs to be added to
points at the same time to these thoughts which form the basis
international viewpoint and corroborated out of a larger
historic viewpoint, how these ideas I have been exploring as
calculated as the point of origin and the causes of these
tragedies of war. Only a few details need to be pointed out.
idea that the war has its point of origin in the relation of
that time would have been to point out the Threefoldness: The
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Title: The Social Question: Lecture V: The Social Will as the Basis Towards a New, Scientific Procedure
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point of view today. Many, also earlier personalities who
viewpoints and concepts of life which came about at decisive
connected to representations of what old spiritual viewpoints
orientated in his point of view in more recent times. The
Where did the Proletarian get this point of view? What is the
out of an old viewpoint of life, from within middle-class
point which I've indicated already. The ruling class at the
middle-class viewpoint and way of thinking.
little from our point of view, in comparison with products in
our natural European region; bringing wheat from its point of
origin right through to its point of consumption. This work
to bring wheat to the point of consumption. So we can quote the
points of view agree about the working hours, then it will be
in Freedom on the one side, which point to personal
considered from the point of view of the threefold organised
be regulated from the political standpoint and forever balance
recently pointed out to me in an unusual way how a philosophy

Title: The Social Question: Lecture VI: What Significance does Work have for the Modern Proletarian?
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souls a new culture, a new viewpoint was developing in the
development next proceeded to the viewpoint of considering
However, these concepts — I only want to point out how
the other hand, it is not really important when people point to
Here we find the very point which needs to be grasped. One can
present Proletarian world view, but it is necessary to point
Worker.” Things need to be looked at from another point
refers to the angelic creation of people, nothing which points
to arrive at a point where you have to say to yourself: It has
by rights. This however points out that for the healing, the
point which the natural scientist has also reached today, as we
appointed posts, then a relationship of free understanding will
world viewpoint it works against habits of thought. While
they actually need to research the Proletarian world viewpoint
taken from the starting point of the modern proletarian
like the second speaker from a viewpoint which I well

Title: Lecture: Richard Wagner and Mysticism
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quite another matter. Detailed evidence in support of this point would
unconsciously.’ The point at issue is that the laws
to-day we hear it said in academic circles: ‘To such and such a point
clear cognition can attain; from that point onwards, however, we grope
point of view, indicating thereby that to him music or art was far
Here we reach a point which was constantly in Richard Wagner's mind
when he realised his mission, a point too, upon which Nietzsche
is something at this point which had perforce to remain unexpressed,
turning-points in evolution, for the truths they contain are deeper
took place between those who were united by the blood-tie. The point
not of the same kith and kin marked an important turning-point in the
religion, science or art — he works through to the point of

Title: Lecture: Spiritual Wisdom in the Early Christian Centuries
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the Good points to family-likeness. What can we do except go back to
point of time, is Christ.
develop to a point where he will understand how the Christ took up His
absolutely objective standpoint, for what comes to pass in history is

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that world traversed by the human being from the point that
point of realizing that it is impossible to see how study can
point. What ought to have occurred in an Anthroposophical sense

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certain fundamental principles from the Anthroposophical point
wish at first to point out that there have, of course, been
bear upon it and passes judgment on it from the point of view
Society. Now, up to a certain point this is consistent with a
though from a point of view different from that of
only from a standpoint different, perhaps, from one's own.' I
Anthroposophical point of view. It does, of course, come from
this, but this standpoint is taken in the right way only when
philistine-pedantic way that it should be a point in one's
point for this. But this self-education is a necessity within
But there would be no need to pay any attention, from the point
point of being established. I could not, however, whisper them
described to you in a positive way from the viewpoint of its
point of having a whole series of supplementary buildings
ought, perhaps, to have developed later from the point of view
how space from the point of view of touch should be expressed
point of view of vision. Similar things have been presented
be aware: that the sources of these difficulties can be pointed
From a theoretical point of view, there might be a Waldorf

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 1: Evolution and Consciousness, Lucifer, Ahriman
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of time. I have also pointed out that there are certain
proper began for the human being. At that point human
but that is not the point, for that is a subjective
spiritual point of view, spiritual vision. If we do this
can stop at the point where as earth beings we let our
cannot do this; they do not get to the point where
materialistic point of view. Human beings are at liberty
to prove the truth of the materialistic point of view;
evolution at the point which has been reached for human
point of having a mineral organization. They want to make
beings to a point where they finally cast off their
itself here and there as the materialistic point of view
is a particular point to this.
draw attention to some very peculiar points of view taken

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 2: East, West, and the Culture of Middle Europe, the Science of Initiation
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I presented the subject from a slightly different point
it from this point of view.
spirit of ancient Asia. It is necessary to point this out
understand little, if any of it. The point is that it is
taken of the world, at the point where they relate to
pupil who reiterates their ideas. There is no point

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 3: Political Empires
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few things I want to add to the points we have been
particularly in Central Europe. It needs the point of
reality. The spiritual-scientific point of view makes us
have been pointless to question whether something decreed
beside the point. At the second stage it began to be
pointless to reflect on what was lawful and what was not.
derisory expressions at a later point in time when the
In the West there was a point to saying ‘I am a
humanity has no wish to look to the points of origin of
of its sleep, to point out that humanity needs to be
be pointed out that healthy indignation over things that
be pointed out. We must find a way of making it possible

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 4: Western Secret Societies, Jesuitism, Leninism
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is made in cultural life to take a wider point of view
point is saying anything else about some of the things
point when we come to see what humankind needs above all
else today? The essential point is that our powers of
to stress the good points of one thing or another. The
have tried to show are the starting point for genuine

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 5: How the Material Can Be Understood Only through the Spirit
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There is a higher point of view where both are the same.
possible. It was therefore important to me to point out
pointed out on other occasions that in reality things are
essential point is that spiritual science prepares us to
class and point of view suggested to them. Now at last it
done there is no point to it all. The spiritual work must
affair to the point where the second person, when
what people tell me. The point is that I hear what the

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 6: Materialism and Mysticism, Knowledge as a Deed of the Soul
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here in recent times. Again and again the point has been
no individual point of view, but an actual deed infused
be real but use them as ideograms, ideal points in space.
physical or ideal points. What matters is whether you
starting point or whether you consider the idea of such
This applies also to atoms seen as points where forces
develop our sensibilities to a point where we perceive
point things come very close to the insights to be gained
things. The point however is that we must not merely
theorize but go into the reality. The point is that we
Pointing a telescope at the earth the moon would be
can be understood as follows. At a certain point in life,
are quite separate blend into each other at this point.
seen from another point of view so things look different
point of view or out of materialism. From the spiritual
point of view the genius of someone who has retained the
different way from that point of view. There we know that
'childishness' from the spiritual point of view we
we speak of childishness from the spiritual point of
If I speak of childishness from the earthly point of view

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 7: Materialism, Mysticism, Anthroposophy, Liberalism, Conservatism
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point by saying that anyone finding himself in the midst
but it is essential to make this point with real
be opposed.’ That is not the point, however. It is
if they see matter as point sources of energy or as tiny
usual way. He has to assume points of view rather than
Spengler speaks from a different point of view, one that
In future the essential point in characterizing a person
from the point of view of spiritual science today if we
the nature of what is called 'Jesus' there. The point is
means. It is therefore pointless to join battle by

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 8: The Opposition of Knowledge and Faith, Its Overcoming
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point of view of spiritual science working towards
turning point. Today it is ripe to enter into human
ripe to develop to a point where it can grasp
the supersensible world in a living way. I have pointed
point. Now we have late followers of those people from
materialists. They did so from the point of view which I
point is not that something or other is called the Christ
and that people have ideas about this Christ. The point

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different points of view. Today I want to take a point of
will not take time at this point to consider the nature
universe perceptible to the senses from a spiritual point
essential point of ancient oriental cultures. Human
already said on another occasion, and from another point
intellectual culture reached its high point at the turn
things on different occasions and from different points
This way of thinking goes to a point where it does not
a point where they become perceptions.
point where the state, the political element, was thought
The point which has been reached is reflected in Western
take its place there and point the way.
apparent at the point where economic processes sprout
mechanistic material world that points to what is to come

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 10: Transition from the Luciferic to the Ahrimanic Age and the Christ Event to Come
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my starting point. This will lead us to the event I referred to in just a
civilized humanity differs from earlier times. Let me point out
point. Yet the things that happened there on a gigantic scale — we
have been delivered up to the products of technology. In 1912 a point had
we now find ourselves in, is also the starting point for future earth

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 11: Modern Science and Christianity, Threefold Social Order, Goetheanism
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and use them as a starting point for important
unless we are aware that there is no point in speaking of
from many different points of view. We are now living in
to it again and from a particular point of view.
to the point of making sharp definitions. It was not a
certain point in their day and age, Schiller in
has passed the mid-point of its evolution. It is dying.
must go beyond this point. In the rough and tumble of

Title: Problems of Our Time: Lecture I
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at that point and has developed up to the present time--this
only a half-truth from the standpoint of our modern
came to the point where, through transformation of older forms,
point of view has disappeared. Men might see this as a very
disappointment has come over what we looked forward to with

Title: Problems of Our Time: Lecture II
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deal with the subject of immortality from this point of view is
standpoint as the first and second post-Atlantean epochs.
from the most varied points of view, a young man got up (let us
anything more. The point is that we should actually retain the
want to emphasize this point. We should really and truly learn
things must be spoken of now, to point out how man must learn
world must move in this appointed direction.
to a certain point. Talk with the leading men in the socialist
at a point where we must get rid of fatalism. We must pass from
only be achieved from a spiritual standpoint, by penetrating

Title: Problems of Our Time: Lecture III
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that, until that definite point, in human life as a whole there
spoken of this from our own point of view. We must educate
Here, too, we stand at a turning-point. A new understanding of
Anthroposophical Spiritual Science has the duty of pointing out
standpoint of natural science, we should have to say that the
the right; comprehension from the standpoint of spiritual
this point of view. A number of Rabindranath Tagore's beautiful
often said that such criticism is useless from the point of
various points of view, that the problem confronting mankind
evolution from a spiritual standpoint. I have laid these

Title: Problems of Our Time: Main Features of the Social Question and the Threefold Order of the Social Organism
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became possible, and at this point occurred a great historical
consumption” from a practical point of view. It calls up
abstractions, just Utopian pointers to an indefinite future. If
incontrovertible, but that is not the real point. To try to
from a spiritual point of view, the outcome of the dominant
must not simply point in pride to the way in which intellectual
represent these facts, pointing out how healthy it may be to
tasks of his life. This points us to the first member of the
really to the point, and can be supported by countless
point to the fact that by the side of the independent spiritual
be understood; but in conclusion I should like to point out
Versailles, seeing in it the starting-point of much misery,

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