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On Fear

Spiritual Perspectives

Rudolf Steiner
Compiled by M. Gut
Paperback
December 2012
9781855842632
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  • Publisher
    Rudolf Steiner Press
  • Published
    20th December 2012
  • ISBN 9781855842632
  • Language English
  • Pages 80 pp.
$15.00

“We must eradicate root and branch any fear and dread in our soul concerning the future that is coming towards us.... We must develop composure with regard to all the feelings and sensations we have about the future; we must anticipate with absolute equanimity whatever may be coming towards us, thinking only that whatever it may be will be brought to us by the wisdom-filled guidance of the universe.” —Rudolf Steiner

Based on brief, pithy quotations from Rudolf Steiner’s collected works, the "spiritual perspectives" in this volume present core concepts on the subject of fear. These brief extracts do not claim to provide exhaustive treatment of the subject, but open up approaches to the complexity of Steiner’s extraordinary world of ideas. Some readers will find these fragments sufficient stimulus in themselves, while others will use the source references as signposts towards deeper study and understanding.

C O N T E N T S:

1. Fear and Its Effects
2. Death, Fear of Death, and Fear of the Unknown
3. Fear of the Future and Trust in Destiny
4. Courage for Equanimity—Overcoming Fear

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Rudolf Steiner

Rudolf Steiner (b. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner, 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.