It should not be expected that what is spiritual can be brought before the eyes, before the senses. It must be experienced inwardly and spiritually.
Rudolf SteinerRead
Love is higher than opinion. If people love one another the most varied opinions can be reconciled - thus one of the most important tasks for humankind today and in the future is that we should learn to live together and understand one another. If this human fellowship is not achieved, all talk of development is empty.
Interpretation
Love transcends differing opinions and is essential for true understanding among people.
Rudolf Steiner emphasizes that love is a unifying force that can bridge the gaps created by differing opinions. He suggests that for humanity to progress, it is crucial to foster love and understanding, as the absence of this connection renders discussions of development meaningless.
In practice
A speaker at a peace conference might use this quote to advocate for unity among diverse cultures.
It should not be expected that what is spiritual can be brought before the eyes, before the senses. It must be experienced inwardly and spiritually.
In ancient, prehistoric times, the temples of the spirit were outwardly visible, but today, when our life has become so unspiritual, they no longer exist where we can see them with our physical eyes. Yet spiritually they are still present everywhere, and whoever seeks can find them.
Only a person who has passed through the gate of humility can ascend to the heights of the spirit.
Most actions derive not from your own initiative but from your family circumstances, your education, your calling, and so on. You must therefore give up a little time to performing actions which derive from yourself alone. They need not be important; quite insignificant actions fulfill the same purpose.
We will not find the inner strength to evolve to a higher level if we do not inwardly develop this profound feeling that there is something higher than ourselves.
Man only becomes independent of this physical world when he learns to consider the objects around him as symbols. He must, for this reason, seek to acquire a moral relationship to them.
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
Love, Love, Love. All you need is love. Love is all you need.
God is love, generosity and forgiveness; if we believe in this, we will never allow our weaknesses to paralyse us.
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.
He loves but little who can say and count in words, how much he loves.
I live my life with love. I live my life with compassion. I live my life hoping the best for absolutely everyone, no matter how they feel about me. And when you live that way, it's amazing how beautiful every day can be.
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