Earthly Knowledge and Heavenly Wisdom

by Rudolf Steiner

Great differences exist between what was meant by "know yourself" in the ancient mystery centers and what it means today. What one then tried to achieved after death is now achieved in life. To reach higher stages of development after death we must become fully human during earthly life. But this was not always the case; there has been a change. At the center of human evolution is the Christ event; in our time we must experience the Christ in ourselves as light, life, and love. By adopting the appropriate cognitive path, we become citizens of the universe, rather than "hermits" of the earth.

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