Rudolf
Steiner on the Theosophical
Society
Quotes from the founder of Anthroposophy
- People keep repeating that the
main things are love and
compassion. Certainly love and compassion are the main
things, but it
takes knowledge to make
love and compassion fruitful. ... It takes just a second to say 'love'.
But to acquire knowledge for the well-being and blessing of humanity
requires an eternity. To become fully aware that
knowledge is the foundation of all truly spiritual work - this must be
the work of the Theosophical Society. It is our
task to follow our founder [H.P.
Blavatsky] unceasingly in a restless quest for
knowledge.
- From
`Spiritualism, Madame Blavatsky, and Theosophy: an eyewitness view of
occult history, lectures by, Rudolf Steiner', Selected and Introduces
by Christopher Bamford, p. 104
- What
would Theosophy's teachings be if they did not enter into every fiber
of our hearts and enrich our innermost life of feeling?
- From
`Spiritualism, Madame Blavatsky, and Theosophy: an eyewitness view of
occult history, lectures by, Rudolf Steiner', Selected and Introduces
by Christopher Bamford, p. 105
- ...
the Theosophical Society must teach us the feeling of positivity. We
must acquire an attitude that seeks, above all, to see what speaks of
greatness in a human being. Then, in comparison to this greatness, all
the little faults that incite criticism must fade away.
- From
`Spiritualism, Madame Blavatsky, and Theosophy: an eyewitness view of
occult history, lectures by, Rudolf Steiner', Selected and Introduces
by Christopher Bamford, p. 106-107
- All
renderings of the great truths are distortions. To wait until the whole
truth could be manifested would be to wait a long time.
- From
`Spiritualism, Madame Blavatsky, and Theosophy: an eyewitness view of
occult history, lectures by, Rudolf Steiner', Selected and Introduces
by Christopher Bamford, p. 108-109
- In
the Theosophical Movement the danger of injury through the worship of
personality and belief in authority is particularly great. We are,
therefore, in a peculiar position when we celebrate a festival [White
Lotus Day] dedicated to a personality [H.P. Blavatsky]. ...
Personalities must be the bearers of revelation, but we must take care
not to confusethe one with the other.
- From
`Spiritualism, Madame Blavatsky, and Theosophy: an eyewitness view of
occult history, lectures by, Rudolf Steiner', Selected and Introduces
by Christopher Bamford, p. 119
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