Gates of Knowledge - Couverture souple

Steiner, Dr Rudolf

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1162566493 ISBN 13 : 9781162566498

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

""Gates of Knowledge"" is a collection of lectures delivered by Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy, in 1906. The book explores the nature of human consciousness and its relationship to the spiritual world. Steiner describes the various stages of spiritual development, from the physical body to the astral body and beyond, and provides insights into the workings of karma and reincarnation. He also discusses the role of meditation and other spiritual practices in achieving higher levels of consciousness. The book is a profound exploration of the human experience and offers readers a unique perspective on the mysteries of the universe.The Four Modes of Knowledge; The Occult Functions of Sleep; The Pupil and His Teacher; Inspiration; Tuition; Philosophy and Theosophy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

An excerpt from the beginning of:
CHAPTER I - THE FOUR MODES OF KNOWLEDGE

IN the chapters to which these are a sequel, the Path to the Higher Knowledge has been traced up to the point of meeting with the two Guardians of the Threshold. The relation in which the soul stands to the different worlds, as gradually it climbs the steps of knowledge will now be described. This comprises what maybe called "the teachings of Occult Science."

Before man enters the Path of the Higher Knowledge, he only knows the first of its four stages. It is the one which in ordinary life belongs strictly to the world of the senses. Even in what is called "science," he has to do only with this first grade of knowledge; for such science only deals with ordinary knowledge more minutely and in a disciplined way. By means of instruments such as the microscope, the telescope, etc., he makes the senses more effective, and discloses to them what they could not otherwise perceive. But he is still on the same plane of knowledge, whether he sees large things with the naked eye, or observes very small objects and phenomena by the aid of a microscope. Also in the application of thought to facts and things, such science still remains in the field of every-day life. Man arranges the objects, describes and compares them, seeks to picture to himself their variations, and so forth. The keenest naturalist does nothing fundamentally, in this respect, beyond bringing to a fine art the methods of investigating every-day life. His knowledge takes a wider range, becomes more complex and more logical, but he does not come one step nearer to any other mode of cognition.

In Occult Science this first stage of knowledge is called the material mode of cognition. This is followed by three higher; and there are yet others further on. They shall be explained here before proceeding further with the description of the Path of Knowledge. Beginning with the ordinary method of scientific cognition, of apprehension through the senses, we shall have to differentiate the following four stages:

1. Material Knowledge.
2. Imaginative Knowledge.
3. Inspirational, called also "Knowledge of the nature of Will."
4. Intuitive Knowledge.

The stages that follow these will be spoken of later. We must first be quite clear as to what we are dealing with in these different modes of cognition. In the ordinary "sense knowledge" there are four elements to be noticed: (1) The object which makes an impression on the senses; (2) The image which we form of this object; (3) The idea by which we come to a spiritual comprehension of the object or event; (4) The "Ego" which forms for itself the image and idea based on the impression of the object. Before we make for ourselves an image, a representation, there must be an object which causes it. We do not form the object, we only perceive it; and on the basis of the object is the image formed. As long as we are looking at an object we are dealing with that alone; the moment we turn away, we possess only the image of it. The object is relinquished, but the image remains "fixed" in the memory.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Before man enters the Path of the Higher Knowledge, he only knows the first of its four stages. It is the one which in ordinary life belongs strictly to the world of the senses. Even in what is called “science,” he has to do only with this first grade of knowledge; for such science only deals with ordinary knowledge more minutely and in a disciplined way. By means of instruments such as the microscope, the telescope, etc., he makes the senses more effective, and discloses to them what they could not otherwise perceive. But he is still on the same plane of knowledge, whether he sees large things with the naked eye, or observes very small objects and phenomena by the aid of a microscope. Also in the application of thought to facts and things, such science still remains in the field of every-day life. Man arranges the objects, describes and compares them, seeks to picture to himself their variations, and so forth. The keenest naturalist does nothing fundamentally, in this respect, beyond bringing to a fine aft the methods of investigating every-day life. His knowledge takes a wider range, becomes more complex and more logical, but he does not come one step nearer to any other mode of cognition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1162566493
• ISBN 13: 9781162566498
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 126
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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