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“If I now consider man in his isolated capacity, I find that dogmatic belief is no less indispensable to him in order to live alone than it is to enable him to co-operate with his fellows. If man were forced to demonstrate for himself all the truths of which he makes daily use, his task would never end.” (Alexis de Tocqueville)“Most truths which travel the world (truths are great travellers) may be regarded as commonplaces, associations of ideas common to a large number of men, non...

Are we free, whether we know it or not? Or is our sense of freedom merely an illusion? Rudolf Steiner tackles this age-old problem in a new way. He shows that by taking account of our own activity of thinking, we can know the reasons for our actions. And if these reasons are taken from our world of ideals, then our actions are free, because we alone determine them. But this freedom cannot be settled for us by philosophical argument. It is not simply granted to us. If we want to become free...

Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing by Søren Kierkegaard is a carefully prepared Arkenza Books digital edition of classic philosophical writing. The book is presented for clear ebook reading, with metadata and structure designed for discoverability in a modern digital catalogue. Readers will find a work shaped by ideas, conscience, belief, knowledge, and the search for a coherent life, making it a useful addition for anyone exploring Søren Kierkegaard's writing or building a library of en...

Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainmentby Rudolf SteinerFrom a true Master, this is a quintesential guide for the spiritual seeker, on a path of esoteric initiation. Steiner lays out the basics, such as the stages of initiation, practical aspects and conditions of attainment, and the results of spiritual attainment. Steiner also reveals the transformation of dream life, the continuity of Consciousness, and much more.

It is only of recent times that the truths of occultism have been the subject of public lectures. Formerly, these truths were only revealed in secret societies, to those who had passed through certain degrees of initiation and had sworn to obey the laws of the Order through the whole of their life. Today, man is entering upon a very critical period. Occult truths are beginning to be disclosed to the public. In a matter of twenty years or so, a certain number of them will already be common ...

Jiddu Krishnamurti (12 May 1895 17 February 1986) was a writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual issues including psychological revolution, the nature of the mind, meditation, human relationships, and bringing about positive social change. Krishnamurti lived next to the Theosophical Society headquarters at Adyar in Madras in his early adolescence. At Adyar, he encountered prominent occultist and Theosophist Charles Webster Leadbeater. He was subsequently raised under the tutelage ...

“…true strength comes not from following the crowd, but from cultivating an unwavering belief in one's own ideas and instincts.”In his classic book, Self-Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson presents a timeless exploration of the power of the individual. In an era where conformity and societal expectations often dictate one's path, Emerson challenges readers to break free from these external pressures and embrace the unique wisdom within themselves....

Collected here are fourteen essays by Rudolf Steiner covering subjects such as Waldorf Education, The Reordering of Society, The Human Soul, Karma, and Knowledge. These essays are informative and lively. Rudolf Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, literary scholar, educator, artist, playwright, social thinker, and esotericist. His contributions to society were immense.

The assumption of this book is that too many of us simply accept that our thinking is out of our control. Somehow our minds have become swamped with negative thoughts, negative attitudes and lack of self-esteem and we have allowed ourselves to believe that we are powerless to change this.The fact is we can change the way we think and we are the ones best equipped to do so. By following some simple steps we can change our outlook from that of cynical negativity to one of positive op...

In this beautifully written personal meditation on life and living, Raymond Tallis reflects on the fundamental fact of existence: that it is finite. Inspired by E. M. Forster's thought that 'Death destroys a man but the idea of it saves him', Tallis invites readers to look back on their lives from a unique standpoint: one's own future corpse. From this perspective, he shows, the world now vacated can be seen most clearly in all its richness and complexity.Blending lyrical reflectio...

Why is it so hard to fulfill our true potential?We all want more money. We all want to be better partners and parents. We all want to be in our peak physical condition. We all want to be as intelligent as we can be. But try as we might, few of us ever reach our potential. Why is it so difficult to truly fulfill our desires and achieve our goals? It's surely not for a lack of wanting.What if it was as simple as flipping a switch?So m...

Mele's ultimate purpose in this book is to help readers think more clearly about free will. He identifies and makes vivid the most important conceptual obstacles to justified belief in the existence of free will and meets them head on. Mele clarifies the central issue in the philosophical debate about free will and moral responsibility, criticizes various influential contemporary theories about free will, and develops two overlapping conceptions of free will - one for readers who are convi...