{"product_id":"mantric-sayings-meditations-1903-1925-cw-268-9780880106306","title":"Mantric Sayings: Meditations 1903-1925 (Cw 268)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoul exercises, 1903-1925 (CW 268)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Transform yourself for the sake of the world. \u003cbr\u003eLearn to practice thinking, feeling, sensing, and willing without egoism. \u003cbr\u003eLet your work be the shadow that your I casts \u003cbr\u003ewhen it is shone upon by the flame of your higher self.\"\u003cp\u003eBy \"mantric sayings\" (\u003ci\u003emantrische Sprüche\u003c\/i\u003e), Rudolf Steiner means content given by the spiritual world to be absorbed and experienced in meditation. Thus, the volume contains intuitive insights received \"from the spiritual world\" and, as such, the vehicle to return us to it. The meditations were often given personally to others for general use, as well as for specific situations or needs such as healing and strengthening, in relation to those who had died, or for anthroposophic work. In other words, these short texts are to be performed--\u003ci\u003eto be experienced.\u003c\/i\u003e In this sense, they are directive--enjoining us to \"Do this!\"--and affirmative--positive, filled with hope, and oriented toward the other and the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMantric Sayings\u003c\/i\u003e includes translations of scriptural passages and ancient versions of the Lord's Prayer that were part of Steiner's own meditative practice, as well as the 1913 lecture, \"The Foundation Stone Address,\" for this, too, contains gifts of the spirit. Also included is Steiner's important \"Macrocosmic (or Reverse) Lord's Prayer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause meditation lies at the very heart of anthroposophy, as Steiner wished to see it practiced, there are many other collections of Steiner's meditation texts. What makes \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMantric Sayings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e unique, however, is its range, extending from July 1903 to March 1925--virtually the entirety of Rudolf Steiner's life as a spiritual teacher--and its personal quality. It is very clear that many of these meditations, whether given to others or simply written in his notebooks or on loose note sheets, were meditations that Steiner himself not only received, but also worked with himself in meditation. In this sense, these meditations present a kind of intimate soul portrait; they are \u003ci\u003ewhat he did\u003c\/i\u003e and subsequently gave to others with, as one might imagine, great love and deep knowledge of the recipients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a companion volume to \u003ci\u003eSoul Exercises: Word and Symbol Meditations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMantric Sayings\u003c\/i\u003e is a translation from German of \u003ci\u003eMantrische Sprüche. Seelenübungen II. 1903 -1925\u003c\/i\u003e (GA 268). Cover image: \u003ci\u003eAltarpiece, No. 1, Group X, \u003c\/i\u003e Altarpieces, 1915. Painting by Hilma af Klint (1862-1944), Stiftelsen Hilma af Klint Verk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteiner, Rudolf:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/strong\u003e (1861-1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe's scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner's multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBamford, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bamford\u003c\/b\u003e is Editor in Chief Emeritus for SteinerBooks (Anthroposophic Press) and its imprints. A Fellow of the Lindisfarne Association, he has lectured, taught, and written widely on Western spiritual and esoteric traditions. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of the Eagle: The Heart of Celtic Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eAn Endless Trace: The Passionate Pursuit of Wisdom in the West\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). He has also translated and edited numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eCeltic Christianity: Ecology and Holiness (1982);\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHomage to Pythagoras: Rediscovering Sacred Science;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Noble Traveller: The Life and Writings of O. V. de L. Milosz\u003c\/i\u003e (all published by Lindisfarne Books). HarperSanFrancisco included an essay by Mr. Bamford in its anthology \u003ci\u003eBest Spiritual Writing 2000.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Steiner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544156311826,"sku":"9780880106306","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3551706c-c6ee-43bf-a601-f8c855dd0eff.jpg?v=1731522316","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mantric-sayings-meditations-1903-1925-cw-268-9780880106306","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}